Cannot create new folder with the name <aux>

's Computer Specifications

When I attempt to create a new folder named <aux> using
explorer the following error is displayed:

cannot rename New Folder: A file with the name you
specified already exists.

At a command prompt: md aux
The directory name is invalid.

What is special about the name <aux>?

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Rich

It is a reserved name for a DOS system device driver "Auxiliary device",
and has a history back to DOS 2.1, see this MS Knowledge Base article:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=74496

Best regards

Bjorn
--
Bjorn Landemoo - (E-Mail Removed) - http://landemoo.com/
Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Networking

"Rich Cz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>When I attempt to create a new folder named <aux> using
>explorer the following error is displayed:
>
>cannot rename New Folder: A file with the name you
>specified already exists.
>
>At a command prompt: md aux
>The directory name is invalid.
>
>What is special about the name <aux>?

's Computer Specifications

Rich,

You can also reference the following article:

100108 Overview of FAT, HPFS, and NTFS File Systems
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=100108

Jeff Patterson
Microsoft Support

"Bjorn Landemoo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Rich
>
> It is a reserved name for a DOS system device driver "Auxiliary device",
> and has a history back to DOS 2.1, see this MS Knowledge Base article:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=74496
>
> Best regards
>
> Bjorn
> --
> Bjorn Landemoo - (E-Mail Removed) - http://landemoo.com/
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Networking
>
> "Rich Cz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >When I attempt to create a new folder named <aux> using
> >explorer the following error is displayed:
> >
> >cannot rename New Folder: A file with the name you
> >specified already exists.
> >
> >At a command prompt: md aux
> >The directory name is invalid.
> >
> >What is special about the name <aux>?
>

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