Using the Iomega
®
StorCenter Network Hard
Drive
Accessing Shares
Filenaming Conventions
Protecting Your Data
StorCenter Pro Drives and Arrays
Using Device Settings
Backing Up With the StorCenter Pro
Sharing a USB Storage Device
Sharing a USB Printer
Filenaming Conventions
When sharing files on a network, you must choose filenames that are compatible with all
devices that will use the file. The StorCenter Network Hard Drive shares files using the SMB
(Server Message Block) protocol and stores its files on a FAT32 hard drive. You will need to
use characters supported by these filesystems to successfully share your files. Any filename
supported by a Windows PC should work with most platforms.
Invalid filenames:
Any filename containing the characters: " / \ < > ? : * |
Any filename that contains extended characters such as Á, À, Ã, Ä, etc. (characters
typed with the the Ctrl key on the Mac).
Any filename that ends with a space or period.
Any filename that begins with a period.
some filenames such as comX, lptX, con, nul, prn, etc. maybe reserved for use by the
operating system of your client computer (where X represents a number).
Although filenames may be up to 256 characters long, the file path is limited to 260
characters in some operating systems. For best results, use short filenames.
Failure to comply with naming guidelines may result in the following error messages:
File name too long
Cannot copy file
Cannot read from source file or disk
Error message -43
Additional Reading:
Apple Article ID 301956
See the General Guidelines for Supporting Long Filenames section of Microsoft
Technical Article 810345
How to Use a File Created by an Apple Macintosh in Windows 2000, Windows NT, or
Windows XP.
Wikipedia Entries on Filenames and Long Filenames
Controlled Vocabulary's discussion on Recommendations for Limitations on Image
Filenaming
Portfolio FAQ's discussion on Mac and Windows OS File/Folder naming rules
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