forbidden characters in file names

[zoran]

What problems might occur when one saves files with filenames that contain characters that used to be -or still are- "forbidden", like commas, brackets, dollar signs, hash tags etc. Either saving files on a Windows local server or even locally on ones hard drive with Yosemite!

 

[GGJstudios]

What problems might occur when one saves files with filenames that contain characters that used to be -or still are- "forbidden", like commas, brackets, dollar signs, hash tags etc. Either saving files on a Windows local server or even locally on ones hard drive with Yosemite!

If you're renaming a file, both OS X and Windows will alert you if you're using a restricted character. Some characters that are restricted on one platform are permitted on another. This may be useful:

OS X: Cross-platform filename best practices and conventions

 

[zoran]

And what about windows?

 

[GGJstudios]

And what about windows?

What about Windows? The same holds true, although the characters may be different. A simple Google search for restricted characters in file names for Windows will give you the list.

 

[grahamperrin]

Single platform best practices and conventions

… OS X: Cross-platform filename best practices and conventions

Thanks.

At least one of those best practices may also apply when working with OS X alone:

Excel Opening As Read Only – Bugs in Microsoft Office, and an answer in Ask Different

Unicode equivalence

Much more obscurely, and not a concern if you use HFS Plus: with some file system implementations, if you do not choose normalisation form D (NFD) when the file system is created, then characters such as é may be troublesome.

Two ZFS-related points of reference:

• https://groups.google.com/d/msg/maczfs-devel/afg0R2jITKc/IWxaKv5c6ggJ
• https://openzfsonosx.org/wiki/Zpool