Cannot create folders named "nul"

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aLieN_Enemy
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Cannot create folders named "nul"

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Cannot create folders with nul name. not a big deal, but might be a quick fix.
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Gral
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Re: Cannot create folders named "nul"

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No bug. Some names are forbidden on Windows e.g. AUX, CON, NUL, PRN, COM1, COM2 (etc), LPT1, LPT2 (etc)
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Re: Cannot create folders named "nul"

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NUL is a name reserved by Windows, just like CON, AUX and PRN. See https://ss64.com/nt/nul.html and https://ss64.com/nt/syntax-filenames.html#reserved

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Re: Cannot create folders named "nul"

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Moderators please move that posting out of the bug reports.
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