Error: The filename, directory name or volume label syntax is incorrec

[Kan5478]

Hi,

I am downloading a tv show that comes out every week... it used to d/l without problems... but last week it downloaded 10% and then a red X appeared next to the torrent name (where a down arrow should be) with the following Error: The filename, directory name or volume label syntax is incorrect.

So i thought maybe it's the tracker or seeder's problem... so i skipped downloading that week. This week i tried downloading another episode and showed me the same error.

What is the problem? How can i solve it?

Thank you

All other torrents work fine... just have problems with this specific tv show... but problem started last week... before that, it was downloading fine...

[Firon]

Save it to a folder that's in the root of your drive, it just means that the path is too long for Windows.

[Kan5478]

i save all my downloads to D:\Torrents

is that too long?

[Animorc]

That depends on how long the directory/file path is on the file(s) in the torrent. Try saving it do D:\

[dcorban]

Does the torrent contain files with unicode characters in the name?

[Kan5478]

yes, it does have unicode characters (chinese to be specific)

i tried to save it to D:\ but still same error...

[ludde]

Can you paste a screenshot of the files view (i want to see all files)?

/Ludde

[Kan5478]

yes, i will try downloading the file again and post the screenshots after...

[Kan5478]

hello admin,

here's a screenshot of the problem... hope it helps

1st picture: is the error shown on utorrent

2nd picture: is the folder i want to download

3rd picture: the files inside the folder i want to download

[ludde]

I need to see the files tab inside µTorrent.

[Kan5478]

where do i find that?

[1c3d0g]

Uhm...click on the files tab? It's right there! :/

Edit: here you go, it can't get more obvious than this:

[Kan5478]

lol sorry... didn't know which files he was talking about... hehe thanks for the tip...

anyways, here is the screenshot admin

[ludde]

Can you send me the torrent?

[Kan5478]

sure... where should i send it to?

[idle.newbie]

encoding conflict between Big5 and GBK.

try 1.2.3 B360 Unicode build should correct this.

[Kan5478]

which B360? i only see B358 there...

EDIT: nevermind... found it... thanks for the tip, i'll try it now...

admin, where to i send you the torrent file?

[Firon]

ludde@utorrent.com

[Kan5478]

thanks to idle.newbie...

problem fixed with the B360 unicode version...

[snarler45]

I just posted in a similar track (apologies if this pisses anyone off). I have this problem all the time if I leave folder options set to ask me. I am using 1.3 build 364. If I set a location in the options folders menu then tortrents will be saved. This is not a path problem - I do save to a network drive - because all other BT clients (bitcomet, Asurius etc) work. It is not a unicode problem and is reproducable 100% of the time.

Any ideas.

[rich710]

Exactly the same problem here,I'm also saving to a network path, It has worked fine on all other versions but with build 364 this started. When i try to save to the local disc on my laptop it works fine.

[Firon]

http://www.utorrent.com/faq.php#Does_.C2.B5Torrent_support_UNC-style_paths_.28e.g._.2F.2F192.168.1.2.2FC.24.2F_.29_.2F_network_drives.3F

Saving across the network when using unmapped drives has never worked, ludde hasn't fixed it to this day. Map the drive and it'll work.

[galapogos]

I also have this problem with some files. Here's the screenshot with the offending torrent. I'm using 1.3.1 beta 389.

[idle.newbie]

i guess it's an old torrent in ANSI encodig, the filename has full-width Janapese character like " or ", and the .torrent did not specified corresponding encoding.

try to open the .torrent with any hexEditor, the last byte should be "e", insert "8:encoding9:Shift-JIS" before the last "e". remove old torrent task from µT and re-add this new .torrent, it should work if the encoding is correct(i can't sure the Japanese encoding = Shift-JIS).

i do this many times on SimplifiedChinese torrents with "8:encoding4:GBK", they all work correctly.

[luckman212]

I am also getting this message, i am using utorrent 1.4.1 beta 405

i know that it is a "bad" torrent but I am just using it as an example, for debug purposes:

try it, you can see the error for yourself

/E-mail the link to ludde@utorrent.com next time