Illegal folder name can’t be fixed in any imaginable way (probably need to remove the app and reconfigure it from scratch)

[gianks]

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Steps to reproduce

1. Create a folder with invalid chars in it on IOS app
2. You are stuck in a loop, the app will keep attempting to sync forever, failing every few seconds
3. You can’t delete or rename the folder, the first either local or local/remote will produce no effect, rename will give back an insufficient permission issue

Expected behaviour

The app prevents to create such illegal folder, quits attempting to sync it continuously (as the error message wrongfully states), allow to delete it locally and/or remove it to amend the pending sync.

Actual behaviour

Allows the illegal name and goes crazy about it…

Logs

If applicable, you can post the iOS app or server logs (removing any sensitive information).

Reasoning or why should it be changed/implemented?

Environment data

iOS version: e.g. iOS 17.6.1

Nextcloud iOS app version: see More > Settings

Server operating system:

Web server: Apache, nginx

Database:

PHP version:

Nextcloud version: see Nextcloud admin page

[looowizz]

Hi, I just experienced the same issue and it seems you can stop the pop up by going to More > Transfers and cancelling the folder creation transfer.

Kinda surprised this hasn’t been fixed yet as it should just be a simple if statement when editing the folder name, right?