Drag n drop, MAC, does not work with complex file names?

I discovered that if I edit the name of an image to a long name that describes the image, I can not drag it into Obsidian. If I remove my edits on the file name, I can.

Original filename: “IMG_5658.JPG”
Modified filename: “fig.1 Inside_cut Offset + Smaller hole/slot IMG_5658.JPG”

This occurs also in the Sandbox.

The work-around is to rename the file to something simpler.

maybe this is a bug…

That / inside your new file name doesn’t seem correct. That is normally used as a folder separator. So where did you actually use that modified filename, which allowed you add that character?

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holroy is spot in.

While your OS may allow the / in the filename, it won’t work for/in links (within Obsidian).

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thanks guys. :+1:t6: I often don’t see what is right in front of me. :slight_smile: