Just a note, I experimented myself, and found this info. For some reason, this trick only works on NTFS, it won’t work on FAT16, FAT32, or exFAT. As such, this also means this is restricted to NT Windows. The oldest version I’ve tried is Windows 2000. Also, newer versions of Linux actually do restrict using these characters on any Windows compatible file system. Edit: 1 more thing to add. I’m surprised that % and $ are not forbidden characters given that they have functions in Windows. % defines environment variables, while $ defines certain command switches with variable data
@@nil8659Hey,if your computer is working properly,and if you didn't do the same things that Enderman did,don't worry.Your system isn't always capable for reading files,that's why you saw increasing amount of bits.So don't worry,just wait till it stops,and your pc will be fine.
@@malwaretestingfan I have done testing, and it isn't possible to create the folder C: or C:\ using C++ or Command Prompt. However, you can create some folders, but it will only work in Command Prompt as an Administrator. You could use a C++ program to launch cmd to create those folders. Here are some examples (illegal names, ... folders, etc) mkdir \\?\C:\... mkdir \\?\C:\con mkdir \\?\C:\aux mkdir \\?\C: ul mkdir \\?\C:\.. (This one is interesting as opening it attempts to open the previous folder which is nothing. I don't know the result or outcome of opening this folder.) To delete them, you have to use Command Prompt again. rmdir /s /q /f \\?\C:\con Be careful deleting those folders though! If you create ... on your C:\, your PC isn't bricked, it will just stay there forever. If you attempt to delete it, it will try to delete the entire contents of your C:\
Does Windows 10 allow folder names that contain a \ or :, but with a different format shown here? E.g. will a folder named "foo\bar" or "foo:bar" be detected as corrupt?
Strangely enough, yes and no. If the folder contains \ inside, eg "windows\system32" it will be treated as another instance of the same directory, which crashes Windows next boot and causes a bootloop with the NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM error code. If the filename contains a colon in it, it is not considered corrupt and just does not exist for Windows.
Congratulations on getting 100K subs and getting a sliver button! I am so happy for you cuz I was you fan since you only have like 20K subs but your contents are already awesome, useful and inspiring!
I remember that people used to make filenames in Limewire that were too long for Windows to natively read, but you could also rename files in Limewire which was the workaround. You could also use unusable characters in such filenames. But it was definitely a way to achieve these kinds of results.
I appreciate the more calm/subdued music in this one! In my opinion, some of the older videos with loud energetic music are a bit annoying (but everyone likes different genres I guess)
this guy: bad filename .minecraft: *hey* Great video! Love it. Thanks for testing this out! .minecraft doesn't actually break, it's just that you can't create a folder that starts with . (if you download some software like Unlocker it works though).
What’ll happen if you were to make an executable with a quotation mark, place it within a folder with a space, and try to make a shortcut to it since the folder having a space will make it so it is sectioned by quotes?
Hey bro! I have a question. I know in Windows xp have 2 Explorer.exe, but one is the desktop and the another is the folder thing, when the desktop is active, and if i try to open the Explorer.exe (the desktop) he opens the another (the folder thing). I don't understand, is some registry key or something in desktop.ini?
I managed to corrupt a theme to have stretched fonts, and I had once corrupted a theme so that nothing would appear other than the windows that were open before the theme was applied. All of this occurred in Windows 7. Can you take a look at themes, and corrupt them, please?
Almost reminds me of the time I got bored at work. In XP, I opened a window & made a new folder. Then a copy of that folder; then a copy of the copy, and so on. So it was like: New Folder; Copy of New Folder; Copy of Copy of New Folder; Copy of Copy of Copy of New Folder...well, you get the idea! :D
4:40 Could we actually wait and see when explorer crashes because of integer overflow or would it slowly eat all of the machine's memory when no program can even run anymore?
