Windows 11 Onedrive will not sync as Excel/Word etc. says the name has invalid characters in the filename or filepath.

[Anthony Bryant2]

Onedrive has been working fine all year, then I believe an update (October 2024) has caused an issue/bug. can create a Word/Excel file and on the first save this seems okay and syncs, but if I add anything (a word in the doc say) and then Save without changing the filename it does the following:1. Change the file name in the document (right at the top) from e.g. Test to MY2. Hits with the "Upload Failed: The file or folder name contains invalid characters. Save a copy with a different nameSame doc as above - just added the second row of wording, then hit save - invoking the name changeTo fi

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