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By Design
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Found in
2017.4.0f1
2018.3.0a1
2019.1.0a1
2019.2.0a1
2019.2.0b7
2019.3.0a1
Issue ID
1167592
Regression
No
" : / * \ | symbols are available to use in Hierarchy but are changed to "_" when creating a Prefab
How to reproduce:
1. Open the "SampleScene" Scene in the attached "Exploratory.zip" Project
2. Drag the only GameObject to the Project View to create a Prefab
3. Observe the name on the created Prefab
Expected Behaviour: The name is left like it was or the Warning appears
Actual Behaviour: Symbols in the Prefab are changed to underscores
Reproducible with: 2017.4.30f1, 2018.4.3f1, 2019.1.9f1, 2019.2.0b9, 2019.3.0a8
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Resolution Note:
This is by design since the symbols in question are not supported in file names by the OS.