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Characters that aren't allowed in file and folder names  in OneDrive for home, OneDrive for work or school and SharePoint in Microsoft 365

Characters that aren't allowed in file and folder names in OneDrive for work or school on SharePoint Server 2013

" * : < > ? / \ |

(Leading and trailing spaces in file or folder names also aren't allowed.)

~ " # % & * : < > ? / \ { | }.

(Leading and trailing spaces in file or folder names also aren't allowed.)

Notes

  • To rename a file or folder in Windows, select it and press F2. To rename a file or folder on a Mac, select it and press the 'return' key. 

  • Some organizations don't yet support # and % in names. If you're a global admin or SharePoint admin in Microsoft 365, see Enabling # and % Support on the SharePoint blog to learn how to allow these characters.

  • For Office desktop win32 apps: If you're saving an Office file via the Backstage view to a OneDrive or SharePoint folder, you won't be able to save the file if the folder name contains ; (semicolon).

  • If you're using Office 2010, you can't use "&" in file and folder names

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