Forward-slashes in name format creates multiple subfolders

[ilikeitloud]

I'm trying to include forward-slashes in my renaming format but the renamed file is created within a series of nesting folders made after each forward-slash:





Is there a way I can specify that the forward-slashes are part of the filenames and not subfolders? I tried preserving them in quotation marks like in terminal but the folders are created in the same way. Thanks!

[rednoah]

You cannot use / in file names. This is a fundamental limitation of all file systems on all operating systems.


Note that Finder appears to (but doesn't actually) allow / in the file name because it translates / to : when you rename a file in Finder and then displays : as / for your convenience. You can therefore use : in your format instead of / to name your files. Sane applications like FileBot will display : as : but Finder will display : as / for historical reasons. I hope I'm being clear.


Personally, I'd avoid both / (not possible) and : (fake display value) in file names for the sake of sanity.


Please read this post for details:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/30816505/1514467

[ilikeitloud]

Thanks for the quick reply!