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Naga Abhinaya T
9 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Filename with ":"
Hi,
I tried renaming a file in dropbox and the filename contained ":"(colon). Dropbox threw an alert message stating colon is not allowed in filenames. However, I am able to upload files with colon in its name via API. Is it allowed to upload files with ":" in dropbox? why is the restriction imposed on renaming alone?
Thanks,
Naga Abhinaya T.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
The Dropbox web site is more restrictive than the Dropbox API with regards to characters like this.
You can find more information here:
https://www.dropbox.com/help/145
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