1.5.2 Pathnames with special characters do not displayed correctly

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1.5.2 Pathnames with special characters do not displayed correctly

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Folder names with ">" in the name do not display correctly. Probably more special characters affected.

Folder name is "Copy ARCHIV -> PC" in this example
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Re: 1.5.2 Pathnames with special characters do not displayed correctly

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we can't have a filename with '>' character
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Re: 1.5.2 Pathnames with special characters do not displayed correctly

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Windows can
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Re: 1.5.2 Pathnames with special characters do not displayed correctly

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XnSoldier wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 9:12 pm Windows can
no, it cannot
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windo ... onventions
Use any character in the current code page for a name, including Unicode characters and characters in the extended character set (128–255), except for the following:

The following reserved characters:
< (less than)
> (greater than)
: (colon)
" (double quote)
/ (forward slash)
\ (backslash)
| (vertical bar or pipe)
? (question mark)
* (asterisk)
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Re: 1.5.2 Pathnames with special characters do not displayed correctly

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exFAT can through Mac OS which seem not to limit the filenames to the Microsoft conventions of exFAT. I realize that Windows actually doesn't allow you to use ">" in a file name.
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