[FIXED]Confusing error when merging folders by rename

[bdeshi]

Suppose two folders have some conflicting files.

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Dir\dupe.txt
Dir 1\uniq.txt
Dir 1\dupe.txt

Now if I try merge the folders by renaming Dir 1 to Dir, XY throws this error (due to the duplicate dupe.txt).

I can't remember if this happened before. I would expect a folder merge/name collision resolver dialog.

[admin]

It's a bizarre shell error. Same happens here (Win 8.1).

If you google

an unexpected error is keeping you from renaming the file 80070057

you get lots of hits and lots weird ways to "fix" this. (many of these "expert tips" are dangerous crap, beware...)

Anyway, I seem to have found a way to handle it. Phew!

[bdeshi]

Thanks, fixed.

It's bizarre indeed. To think that something like the decimal symbol can affect file operations...