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Use of "/" and other symbols
Thank you for taking the time to ready my question.
When I create folders they have these types of names and use these types of symbols:
06/08/18_Property Management Company Name_Property Address
So, when I was using DropBox on my iPad I notice that by default it changes the forward slash symbol with a colon. No problem. I'm sure there is a reason for that. However, when I attempt to change the file name to Property Management Company_Property Address_06:08:18 (using the same colon symbol) I get a message saying:
Invalid Folder Name. The following characters are not allowed in folder names: /:?*<>"l
That doesn't make sense because it changes all the / to : in the files in Mobile DropBox but when I attempt to use a : it says that's invalid.
Thank you so much for your reply.
It appears I have solved the problem. Even though the error message says the forward slash is not an acceptable symbol it works!
Interestingly enought though, the forward slash is replaced with a colon when I few my files on a mobile device such as my phone or iPad. Weird.
...and yes. I am running the most current version of both DropBox and iOS.
