Showing posts with label An error occurred copying some or all of the selected files;Form Validation Error. Show all posts
Showing posts with label An error occurred copying some or all of the selected files;Form Validation Error. Show all posts

17 October, 2011

An error occurred copying some or all of the selected files.

When you try to upload a file to a document library in SharePoint site or you connect to the document library by using Web folders. When you try to copy a file to the document library then you receive the following error message:

An error occurred copying some or all of the selected files. OR

The file or folder name "Library/Filename" contains characters that are not permitted. Please use a different name

This issue occurs because of the following reasons:

  • The file name contains one or more of the following characters:
                ~ # % & * { } | \ : " < > ? /
  • The file name contains one or more leading spaces. That is, the file name starts with one or more spaces.
  • The file name contains consecutive periods.
  • The file name contains a leading period.
  • The file name contains a trailing period. That is, the file name ends with a period.

Resolution:
Remove the characters that are not supported from the file name. For example, if the filename contains a “&” character then please remove it and then try to upload.

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