File names / images containing "#" not working

In a note, paste an image.
Rename the pasted image to include a # character

  • The image embed stops working
  • The file is not visible in the file explorer

Please repost this and make sure you follow the BR template. Thanks.

Also, isn’t that to be expected? Maybe this is OS-dependent, but these characters are not allowed. You won’t be able to reply to this, clehene, but I don’t think this is a bug.

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Obsidian uses # to indicate a heading link/embed. So an embed ![[Exam#ple.jpeg]] is telling Obsidian to embed the heading “ple.jpeg” from a note named “Exam”.

Why the file disappears from the file browser, I don’t know.