A file with an invalid windows filename can be created. Steps are as follows:
- have a single cd image (eg cdimage.flac) and a matching cue sheet (eg cdimage.cue)
- import the cue sheet
- MC now shows the various tracks in the cdimage
- Either manually edit a track name to include a : character or have it that way in the cue sheet (eg I had
The Lion in Winter : Suite in the cue sheet)
- Choose Library Tools / Convert format
- In Options / Converter have Move to Location checked and a location specified
- Start the conversion
- When the conversion is finished you should have a file name where the : was replaced by a _ thus you'd have something like
The Lion in Winter _ Suite.flac- What you actually see in Windows Explorer is
The Lion In Winter (the filename stops where the : was). The file has no file extension and the file is 0 bytes in size. My guess is the filename written still had the : which screws Windows
- Once created the file cannot be deleted using Windows Explorer
I now have two folders with filenames I cannot delete (off to look for a prog that let's me edit this on disk to fix
)