File-Naming Conventions

EFT follows the standard Windows naming conventions, with a few exceptions. (Please refer to Unicode File Transfers and Unicode Exceptions for details of using Unicode characters.)

For example:

• You can name files using almost any character for a name, except for the following reserved characters: < > : " / \ | ? * %

• The maximum length for a path is 255 characters. This limitation includes the drive letter, colon, backslash, directories, subdirectories, filename, and extension. If the relative path is too long, a warning message appears. (To change the path-length limit, refer to Maximum Path Length Lion in Microsoft Learn.)

• Characters that are valid for naming files, folders, or shortcuts include any combination of letters (A-Z) and numbers (0-9), plus the following special characters.

^ & ' @ { } [ ]

Accent circumflex (caret) Ampersand Apostrophe (single quotation mark) At symbol Brace left Brace right Bracket opening Bracket closing

$ € = , ! - # %

Dollar symbol Euro symbol Equal sign Comma Exclamation point Hyphen Number sign Percent

( ) . + ~ _

Parenthesis opening Parenthesis closing Period Plus Tilde Underscore