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This is actually true. The reason the \\?\ trick didn't work is because : means open alternate stream, so either you write C code against the NT Native API or you boot Linux again and have it fix its own problem.
– Joshua
Commented Jul 21, 2023 at 14:35
Can't one make a program for the POSIX subsystem of Windows to do the job? Or have the latest versions of Windows gotten rid of this subsystem?
– Ruslan
Commented Jul 23, 2023 at 19:39
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Up until just recently, the usual Linux driver for handling NTFS was ntfs-3g, which has the mount option "windows_names". Using that option would prevent creating filenames which cause difficulty on Windows.
– kreemoweet
Commented Jul 24, 2023 at 3:29
@kreemoweet Thanks for bringing this up, I'll keep that in mind when mounting NTFS on Linux.
– user1820994
Commented Jul 26, 2023 at 7:28

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