Ensure portability of created file names

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There doesn't appear to be any corresponding code in the file module for Drupal 11. Closing as obsolete.

I found the code in core using git, git log -S'are not allowed in W'. It is at https://git.drupalcode.org/project/drupal/-/blob/11.x/core/lib/Drupal/Co.... So, restoring status.

@quietone Thank you! I had only looked in the module, not in the library.

@smustgrave I'm not sure what additional information you need. The code is still in 11.x and is therefore potentially an issue. Of course, the patch is out of date.

I just did a test on simplytest.me, which is apparently not a Windows machine.

• File name on my Mac: file name with special chars /*?"<>|.txt
• File name once uploaded to simplytest.me: file%20name%20with%20special%20chars%20%3A*%3F%2522%3C%3E%7C.txt
• File name as shown in the Windows Edge address bar: file%20name%20with%20special%20chars%20%3A*%3F%2522<>%7C.txt
• File name as downloaded to Windows 11: file name with special chars ___%22___.txt

So, it's not an issue that files originally stored on a non-Windows machine can't be accessed by a Windows machine.

My concern would be if the site were moved from a non-Windows host to a Windows host that the files would no longer be accessible. However, I have not tested this and, as QA not developer, don't have a way to test this hypothesis.