Thread: Howto Work with N900 as a Drive Letter in Windows
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Originally Posted by Pigro View Post
word of warning on NetDrive - I've found that it doesn't handle files/folders on WinXP with embedded spaces in the name very well - eg a folder "A test folder" containing "test file 1.txt" and "test_file_2.txt" on XP.

If I drag & drop that folder to n900 using the netDrive N: mapping I get the XP graphic for copy in progress but the netDrive pops up a message from the system tray saying "remote file not found". The copy operation on XP appears to complete (I end up with a folder "test folder" highlighted on the n900 window) - but if I refresh that window, the folder now shows just as "test" and has no contents in it.
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It is an older thread but I did not find any answer, FAQ or similar,
so I answer to this posting.

There are certain differences in the two OSes (Windows and Linux)
regarding certain characters in file and directory names.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filename

Spaces in filenames or directories in Windows are a nightmare for
Linux users as you have to do a
ls -l With\ spaces\ in\ filename.txt
on a Linux filesystem.

Many people that are working on Windows and Linux filesystems, use the underscore instead to avoid problems:
ls -l We_do_not_need_spaces_in_filenames.txt

See also file naming conventions like:
http://www.mysysad.com/2007/03/chara...-filename.html