Folder upload - behaviors and limitations

Folder upload - behaviors and limitations

  • Unsupported characters in file names will be replaced by an underscore during the upload process, this applies to these characters: *, /, \, ?, :, <, >, ^, ", &, |
    Example: M&A_Overview.xlsx will be renamed to: M_A_Overview.xlsx

  • File names that consist of the following strings followed by a single digit: com , lpt, con, clock, nul, prn will be receive a prefix renamed_.
    Examples: com1.docx, lpt3.xlsx, con5.txt will be renamed to: renamed_com1.docx, renamed_lpt3.xlsx, renamed_con5.txt

  • The issue report is available while the upload dialog is open.

  • The supported number of files per folder upload is 1000.

  • The default maximum file size is 5 GB.


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