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Can't rename a file to dot ending
Posted: 2020-05-18, 00:09 UTC
by JardaSX
Can't rename a file to "file.", it just renames the file automatically to "file".
Re: Can't rename a file to dot ending
Posted: 2020-05-18, 15:55 UTC
by ghisler(Author)
Dots at the end are not allowed. This isn't a Total Commander restriction.
Re: Can't rename a file to dot ending
Posted: 2020-05-18, 17:56 UTC
by JardaSX
ghisler(Author) wrote: 2020-05-18, 15:55 UTC
Dots at the end are not allowed. This isn't a Total Commander restriction.
File Manager Pro does allow it.
Root Explorer also.
Re: Can't rename a file to dot ending
Posted: 2020-05-19, 06:47 UTC
by ghisler(Author)
It seems to depend on the file system: It works on certain devices in the internal file system /storage/emulated/0, but fails on external media like SD cards or USB sticks formatted with FAT32/exFAT.
Currently TC allows dots at the end only when creating new files. It also keeps them when copying. However, it removes them when renaming.
Re: Can't rename a file to dot ending
Posted: 2020-05-20, 23:29 UTC
by JardaSX
When doesn't work it's operating system limitation, not filesystem. On exFAT you can use dot ending (checked so works), on FAT32 didn't test. Android probably just blocks it to prevent breaking Windows, but on other OSes it works.