These rules apply to file and folder names in HCP Anywhere:
- File and folder names cannot be blank.
- These characters are not allowed:
- Asterisk ( * )
- Colon ( : )
- Less-than symbol ( < )
- Greater-than symbol ( > )
- Question mark ( ? )
- Forward slash ( / )
- Backslash ( \ )
- Vertical bar ( | )
- Double quotation mark ( " )
Note
In the User Portal, you cannot create a folder or upload a file that has a name that contains one of these characters.
If you store such a file or folder in the User Portal folder on your computer, the desktop application does not synchronize that file or folder. For information on viewing a list of files that the desktop application could not synchronize, see Viewing the sync status of your files.
- Individual file names and individual folder names cannot exceed 255 characters.
- File paths cannot exceed 1,023 characters. For more information on how this limit affects file synchronization for the desktop application, see Path length restrictions and the desktop client.
- These file and folder names are not allowed:
- . (a single period)
- .. (two periods)
- CON
- PRN
- AUX
- NUL
- COM1
- COM2
- COM3
- COM4
- COM5
- COM6
- COM7
- COM8
- COM9
- LPT1
- LPT2
- LPT3
- LPT4
- LPT5
- LPT6
- LPT7
- LPT8
- LPT9