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One drive doesn't like media name
Posted: 22 Apr 2016 11:57
by Valkrider
Today suddenly OneDrive has complained about a file name. (see the attached screen grab)
I seem to remember reading something about this before but a search of the forum has not turned up anything.
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Re: One drive doesn't like media name
Posted: 22 Apr 2016 12:26
by Ossie57
Hi,
I think that you may have invalid characters in the file name.
Here is a list of invalid chararcters that are not supported when syncing to One Drive:
The following characters in file names aren't supported when you sync OneDrive for Business:
# (number sign)
% (percent)
< (less than)
> (greater than)
: (colon)
" (double quote)
| (pipe)
? (question mark)
* (asterisk)
so maybe remove the colon in your file name.
good luck!
Re: One drive doesn't like media name
Posted: 22 Apr 2016 12:35
by Gowermick
All you need to do, is rename the file and delete everything after '.jpg', so your filename becomes
GBC_1911_RG14_02991_475.jpg
Re: One drive doesn't like media name
Posted: 22 Apr 2016 12:54
by tatewise
I don't understand how you got colons (:) into your file-name because they are not allowed in Windows file-names at all, ever, never.
Certainly .jpg:Zone.Identifier:$DATA is a very strange file-type.
Re: One drive doesn't like media name
Posted: 22 Apr 2016 14:03
by Gowermick
Mike,
It obviously originated from a non-Windows system, i.e. A website run on Linux or Unix.
Re: One drive doesn't like media name
Posted: 22 Apr 2016 17:48
by Valkrider
This is on a Windows 7 system running under a virtual machine on my Mac.
After some more investigation this is a 26 byte file and the original jpg image is still in the folder. I suspect it may be a temporary Mac or VM file that was written and not deleted.
Anyway now deleted and FH and the images are still fine.
Re: One drive doesn't like media name
Posted: 23 Apr 2016 16:03
by tatewise
Even though it may be a temporary file it should still abide by the Windows filename rules and not use any banned characters such as colon (:).
Should that anomaly be reported to the VM vendor or to Apple?
Re: One drive doesn't like media name
Posted: 23 Apr 2016 16:20
by Valkrider
Mike
Possibly I will wait until / if it happens again and do some more digging. It is odd as it wasn't the last media file that I added during my FH session it was about half way through. It may have something to do with all files being run from and stored on a Mac drive formatted with the Mac HFS+ file system which allows the colon as a file character unlike the Windows file system which does not allow it.
Re: One drive doesn't like media name
Posted: 23 Apr 2016 16:22
by tatewise
That sounds OK.
BTW: Colin, did you see the latest
Crossover Test Reg Access (13615) posting?
Re: One drive doesn't like media name
Posted: 23 Apr 2016 18:01
by Valkrider
Mike
Yes I did but I am afraid it will be Monday before I can test it properly as I have a busy evening and day tomorrow.