This article applies to:
7.x Briefcase for Windows
6.x Briefcase for Windows
Error: there was an issue with multiples saves a single file being created because of documents that contained illegal SharePoint characters; this caused the synchronization process to generate many copies of the same document. Currently, this issue is fixed against all platforms except for Windows XP. Valid file or folder names cannot begin or end with a dot, cannot contain consecutive dots and cannot contain any of the following characters: ~ " # % & * : < > ? / \ { | }.
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