Why did I get an error message when trying to save files with special characters in their filename to an external drive?
Last modified date:
2023-09-20
Applicable Products
File Station
Details
Some file systems (such as NTFS, FAT32, and exFAT) have reserved characters and words that cannot be used in filenames.
If you copy/move/save files to a device using a file system with reserved characters/words, then the process will fail if the files contain reserved characters/words in their filename.
Note
To ensure multi-device compatibility of files, you should avoid using these characters in your filenames:
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Further Reading
Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces - Win32 apps | Microsoft Learn
