File name, length and character restrictions for SharePoint

File name, length and character restrictions for SharePoint

What are the file name restrictions of the document libraries, link lists, etc

Here’s a list of general restrictions.

• File and folder name lengths can’t exceed 128 characters
• Link list items can’t exceed 256 characters
• The entire path of files can’t exceed 260 characters

File and folder name restrictions:

• Can’t be longer than 128 characters
• Can’t use: ~ # % & * { } \ : < > ? / + | ”
• Can’t use the period character consecutively in the middle of a file name (blah…blah.docx)
• Can’t use the period character at the end of a file name
• Can’t use the period character at the start of a file name
• Can’t end with:
• .files
• _files
• -Dateien
• _fichiers
• _bestanden
• _file
• _archivos
• -filer
• _tiedostot
• _pliki
• _soubory
• _elemei
• _ficheiros
• _arquivos
• _dosyalar
• _datoteke
• _fitxers
• _failid
• _fails
• _bylos
• _fajlovi
• _fitxategiak

The same goes for site, subsite and site group names.