OneDrive (personal) and OneDrive For Business will not allow the following:
| Invalid OneDrive Names | Details |
| Files that Contain | * : < > ? / \ | note that this is a smaller list than it used to be so Microsoft is making advancements here. For instance as of September 24 2018, ICON _T and _W were removed from the restricted list |
| Files Names | .lock, CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1 – COM9, LPT1 – LPT9, _vti_, desktop.ini |
| Files Starting with | ~$ |
| Files Stored | Anywhwere but on your PC (i.e. no network shares) |
| Files Owned | by anyone but you (i.e. you can’t store other peoples files) |
| OneNote Files | OneNote files have their own sync mechanism |
| Long Paths | File paths, including the file name, have to be <400 characters |
| Rights Management | Files with Rights Management Enabled |
| Mac OS Limitation | Files stored on “Case-Sensitive Formatted Disk” cannot be Synced to OneDrive |
For more details see THIS Microsoft article.
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