From 9589de16db681edd61bc4f9a9075eb45af9f2f0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gum3ng Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2022 22:24:00 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] [issue 3558]: Add a FAQ section for invalid Windows filenames --- doc/faq.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/faq.rst b/doc/faq.rst index 526b96fe3..55866306c 100644 --- a/doc/faq.rst +++ b/doc/faq.rst @@ -219,3 +219,9 @@ be a very strong password, if not for being in this documentation. There are plenty of tools out there, such as OpenSSL, pwgen or KeePass that can generate a sufficiently complex, random and long password. + +Restic backup command fails to find a valid file in Windows +----------------------------------------------------------- + +If the name of a file in Windows contains an invalid character, Restic will not be +able to read the file. To solve this issue, consider renaming the particular file.