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SharePoint Folder and File Name

SharePoint has the following naming guidelines. They are REQUIREMENTS and suggestions which are very important. If naming conventions are not followed this can create corrupt files or files that cannot be accessed.

Directory and File combined path length

  • MUST not exceed 250 characters.

Folder Names and File Names

Please do the following:

  • Use an underscore or a dash to separate names.
  • Avoid the space character.
  • Avoid repeating project name or project number in sub folder names.


Please don't do the following:
You cannot use the following characters anywhere in a folder name or file name:

  • Tilde (~)
  • Number sign (#)
  • Percent (%)
  • Ampersand (&)
  • Asterisk (*)
  • Braces ({})
  • Backslash (\)
  • Colon (:)
  • Angle brackets (<>)
  • Question mark (?)
  • Slash (/)
  • Plus sign (+)
  • Pipe (|)
  • Quotation mark (")
  • Two consecutive periods in name(..)
  • You cannot use the period character consecutively in the middle of a folder/file name.
  • You cannot use the period character at the beginning or end of a folder/file name.

In addition, file names and folder names may not end with any of the following strings:

  • .files
  • _files