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Is there a log for identifying files that OneDrive automatically renames to resolve sync issues?
I'm moving large quantities of files into my OneDrive folder (several hundred GBs) and I'm periodically receiving sync issue messages from the OneDrive tray application of the form "The name of a OneDrive item contains characters that prevent syncing. We can replace characters with an underscore".
If I allow OneDrive to rename the files (which will be hundreds of files for me), is there a way to access a log which shows which files OneDrive has renamed?
I'm using OneDrive Personal on Windows 10.
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welcome to the Microsoft community, my name is Recep I'll be happy to help you today.
OneDrive does not provide a built-in feature to log or display the specific files it automatically renames to resolve sync issues. The sync issue messages you receive in the OneDrive tray application are typically for informational purposes and may not include a detailed log of the renamed files. You can, however, manually check for files with special characters like(_/\<>:"|?*) in their names within your OneDrive folder, as those are likely the ones that were automatically renamed. Keep in mind that this might require some effort if you have a large number of files.
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Deleted Thanks for the reply. It's a shame there is no log to see what has been automatically renamed. The auto rename feature seems extremely opaque without this.
Regarding manually checking for files with special characters like(_/\<>:"|?*) in their names - the issue here is even when OneDrive complains about sync issues its not clear to me exactly what the problems are. For example, below is a screenshot I took of the sync issues section of the tray application on one of the occasions I received sync issue messages after moving some folders into my OneDrive folder.
The tray application doesn't give any useful information about what the specific problem is (i.e. exactly which character is problematic). It doesn't appear to me that there are any problematic characters in the filenames. The same is true if I look at the full folder path leading to these files. So it seems to me the only "solution" is to allow OneDrive to automatically rename any files it has problems with.
As an aside (in case these forums are monitored by Microsoft for user issues/feedback), its also not helpful that OneDrive refers to organisation policies when I'm using a personal OneDrive account.
- From the screenshot you sent, your files cannot sync because of these characters (_.), so all you need to do is to rename the files by removing those characters in order for them to sync on onedrive.
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