Windows gives a warning stating – There is already a file with the same name as the folder name you specified. Because of this, you may fail to create a file or name it correctly. In this post ...

A file extension, or file name extension, is the letters immediately shown after the last period in a file name. For example, the file extension.txt has an extension of .txt .

File names in Windows that are up to 255 characters in length. Long file names include spaces and special characters except for slashes, colons, asterisks, open/close brackets, exclamation points ...

If your business works with and shares numerous files, copying file names can save a lot of time. Typing a file name is easy when the name is short, but long, complex names with special characters ...

Many readers replied to yesterday's item about long file names being truncated, especially with hexadecimal text substituted for the deleted portion of the name. Some of the replies overlap in the ...

OS X restricts the use of forward slash characters in file names; however, there may be rare instances where forward slashes can find their way into file names and result in OS X not being able to ...

The 8-character file names originating with DOS and also used in Windows. See Win short file names. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.