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Also when sharing files on .Mac
Authored by: Scripter12 on Apr 12, '06 11:00:34AM

Slightly off topic, I've found similar problems when trying to share files on .Mac. I didn't take the time to figure out which were the offenders. I had a long name with spaces that I could download on OS X but not on windows. Shortening that name to all letters with no spaces fixed that problem.

Probably reported elsewhere, just FYI.



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when moving files...
Authored by: torchstar on Apr 14, '06 03:47:22AM

Hey there!

I was just looking up a network thing- Apple Remote Events- and stumbled upon your forum note. I found that my Buffalo 250Mb network storage drive, which is Airport friendly, has a Windows quirk.

There is not as much liberty in the naming of files. On my Powerbook running 10.4.6, file names can have spaces, apostrophes, infinity symbols, ANYTHING I want for more than 20 spaces.

This is not the case with the Buffalo drive! When I go to back up stuff to my network drive, I get an error dialog box if the file name is too long or has some forbidden symbol. I can not put the file on the Buffalo unless I "repair" the file's name. The transfer process stops until I personally respond.

There's one acception however. My old gigabit ethernet Titanium Powerbook, which booted in OS 9, made this file name issue easier.
When booted up on 9, when transferring the files to the Buffalo, if the filename was not OK with the Buffalo drive, OS9 automatically re-named it. No dialog boxes needed! I could walk away while my file transfer of the moment whizzed along.

I wish I could figure out a way to have that happen on my current Powerbook, which does not boot into OS9.

Got any ideas??



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LJM



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