11 October, 2013

Filename is Invalid or Cannot Contain Any of the Following Characters

Filename is Invalid or Cannot Contain Any of the Following Characters
When you attempt to create, save, or rename a file, folder, or shortcut, you may receive one of the following error messages:

A filename cannot contain any of the following characters:
\ / : * ? " < > |

or

path\filename
This filename is not valid.

or

path\filename
The above file name is invalid.

If you are facing any of the error messages which are mentioned above then request you to have a look on the following article:

Resolution: To create, save, or rename a file, folder, or shortcut, use a valid character that is not listed in the above mentioned error messages.

Thank you.

FAQ’s:-

Can we upload the document into document library which filename as special characters?NO

Rename files name that contain special character while uploading on document library? Possible- NO

Is there any way to upload the file name that contains \ / : * ? " < > | # { } in document library- NO

3 comments:

  1. As a postscript to the above if you really need to upload files with invalid characters in the filename you can zip them first. Not great document management as the contents are not searchable but we have found a use for zip files to keep documents as evidence in their original folder structure.

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    1. Thank you for sharing valuable info! This would be helpful to all SharePoint Communities.

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  2. You can use Long Path Tool for such issues, it works good.

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