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Why does the Windows filesystem allow filenames with invalid strings? It seems obvious that attempts to create files with such filenames ought to be blocked.
by ooterness 2y ago
Why does the Windows filesystem allow filenames with invalid strings?
It seems obvious that attempts to create files with such filenames ought to be blocked.
- feldrim 2y agoIt's mentioned in a comment here that the existing restrictions are due to Windows APIs and NTFS does not check file names in a restricted way. Therefore, if devs want to filter these out or not in the API, is another story.