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Windows 7 can not rename a file to 'aux.svg': "The specified device name is invalid"

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Mar 15, 20265601 views
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I use Windows 7 x64. You can try this on your computer, too. Go take any file. Try to rename it to 'aux.svg'. Windows will answer with The specified device name is invalid. I tried this on two different computers (also Win7 x64), with the same results. You can take any file you want. You can not re…

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Fix for: Windows 7 can not rename a file to 'aux.svg': "The specified device name is invalid"

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This is one of the file names Windows bans for historical reasons. As far as I know, you have no way around it.

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