Windows 7 can not rename a file to 'aux.svg': "The specified device name is invalid"
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00:00 Windows 7 Can Not Rename A File To 'Aux.Svg': &Quot;The Specified Device Name Is Invalid&Quo
00:52 Accepted Answer Score 16
01:03 Answer 2 Score 3
01:25 Answer 3 Score 2
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 16
This is one of the file names Windows bans for historical reasons. As far as I know, you have no way around it.
ANSWER 2
Score 3
To add to alexandru's answer:
You can bypass file name parsing by using a path such as:
\\?\C:\Users\Paperflyer\aux.svg
del and rename in Command Prompt accept such paths. However, it's pointless to rename a file to aux, since you won't be able to access it from other programs.
ANSWER 3
Score 2
As another addition two years later:
You can rename (and modify) to any reserved keyword with cygwin. If it's a directory, you can access it's contents with other programs on Windows, but not itself.
I came across this while compiling a program on a shared folder in a virtual machine. There was a folder named aux in the package, an immovable folder, which I extracted with cygwin formerly. So only way to get rid of is using cygwin again.