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To be able to back-up your files, Microsoft requires that file and folder names do not contain certain special characters. More on that here.


Warningnote
Correcting the Filenames that have illegal characters and leading and trailing spaces will change the name of that file and therefore change the file path. If you have file directories that you are concerned about, please reach out to your IT department to help you through this process.

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  • A log named “desktop-fixlog-date.log” will appear on your desktop. This will contain a log of the files and folders that were corrected and their new names.
  • A log named “documents-fixlog-date.log” will appear on your desktopdocuments folder. This will contain a log of the files and folders that were corrected and their new names.
  • Please launch OneDrive and if you are prompted, please start the backup process here by clicking “Back Up these Folders”

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