• ziviz@lemmy.sdf.org
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    29 days ago

    There are several reserved names in Windows. This is for backwards compatibility with mostly DOS programs. On your desktop, try and create a folder named “con”, and Windows should flat-out refuse. (Same thing for “prn”, “aux” and “nul”)

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      29 days ago

      lmao @ NUL. couldn’t have gone with NIL?