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Mac OS X is very flexible when it comes to names for files, folders, and disks.
A file or folder name can be up to 255 characters long. A disk name can be up to 27 characters long.
A name can contain any character except a colon (:).
This makes it easy to give your files, folders, and disks names that make sense to you.
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Normally, you name documents when you save them. Saving documents is covered in Chapter 7.
A lengthy file name may appear truncated (or shortened) when displayed in windows and lists.
Since Mac OS 9.x and earlier cannot recognize very long file names, it’s not a good idea to use them to name files you may work with in Mac OS 9. Instead, stick to file names of 31 characters or less.
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