Can we talk about people naming files with spaces in 2024?

I keep getting tickets where users save documents with spaces in the filename, and then they wonder why the network share breaks when I try to script a backup. Last Tuesday alone, I had to rename 30 files for a client in Denver because their automated invoice system couldn't handle it. Anyone else have a horror story about filenames with special characters?

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john6487d ago

Lol I read somewhere that spaces in filenames are like digital kryptonite for most scripts.

faithbarnes7d ago

Oh man absolutely, spaces wrecked my whole batch rename once!