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More info?)
Yes they are different.
Neither is better or safer.
Try creating a new folder with Folder_name and one with Folder name. If
they were the same you would see this error message...
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Error Renaming File or Folder
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Cannot rename New Folder: A file with the name you specified already exists.
Specify a different file name.
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OK
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Using the underscore (_) in file/folder names is an old practice left over
from MS-DOS.
[[After the command name you must leave a space! This tells the OS that you
are finished with the command name and are ready to enter the next part of
the command. DOS separates the parts of a command with a blank space. That
is why you could never use blank spaces in file names in DOS and Windows
3.x. The OS interpreted the space as a separator between parts of the
command. Unix still works that way, which is why you must never use spaces
in Unix file names. You often see the underscore used instead to represent a
space in a file name.]]
http://www.ahuka.com/dos/lesson6.html
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:OTZmpT0oFHA.2720@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
luminore <luminor@luminor.com> hunted and pecked:
> Is there any difference to name a new folder: "Folder name" or
> "Folder_name"(with underlining space)? I mean is the naming with
> underlining space (Folder_name) better?(more safe) Or no any difference
> at all?
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