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The following characters are not allowed: angle brackets \ / : ? * " | ERROR Dropbox File Request
I keep getting the error "The following characters are not allowed: angle brackets \ / : ? * " |" when trying to create a folder for File Request, but I am not using those in my file name at all. An...
I've found this issue in my Dropbox. I'd reached out to support before but no luck.
Happened again this morning, so dug a little deeper. I found that along the path (to the folder I was trying to use as a file request folder), those characters will exist (<>\ / : ? * ") – for me it's a fairly top level folder which is a little worrying. I'd named the folder Clients/Projects – so any folders after this can't be a file request folder currently because of the /.
I've tried saving a file request folder in the top level Dropbox folder instead: ie /Dropbox/FolderName and it works fine.
Give that a whirl – it should do the trick.
I've found this issue in my Dropbox. I'd reached out to support before but no luck.
Happened again this morning, so dug a little deeper. I found that along the path (to the folder I was trying to use as a file request folder), those characters will exist (<>\ / : ? * ") – for me it's a fairly top level folder which is a little worrying. I'd named the folder Clients/Projects – so any folders after this can't be a file request folder currently because of the /.
I've tried saving a file request folder in the top level Dropbox folder instead: ie /Dropbox/FolderName and it works fine.
Give that a whirl – it should do the trick.
