The file or folder name “_catalogs” contains invalid characters
Table of Contents
I am trying to deploy a master page in SharePoint 2013:
[code lang=text]
<Module Name=“MasterPages2013“ Url=“_catalogs/masterpage/“ >
<File Path=“MasterPages2013\MyMaster2013.html“ Url=“MyMaster2013.html“ Type=“GhostableInLibrary“ Level=“Draft” ReplaceContent=“true“>
<Property Name=“ContentTypeId“ Value=“0x01010500BF544AFE46ACEF42B8DA22C9CE89526E“ />
<Property Name=“UIVersion“ Value=“15“ />
<Property Name=“Title“ Value=“Your Master Page Title“ />
<Property Name=“ContentType“ Value=“Master Page“ />
<Property Name=“_ModerationStatus“ Value=“0“ />
<Property Name=“FSObjType“ Value=“0“ />
</File>
<File Path=“MasterPages2013\MyMaster2013.master“ Url=“MyMaster2013.master“ Type=“GhostableInLibrary“ Level=“Draft“ ReplaceContent=“true“>
<Property Name=“ContentTypeId“ Value=“0x01010500BF544AFE46ACEF42B8DA22C9CE89526E“ />
<Property Name=“UIVersion“ Value=“15“ />
<Property Name=“Title“ Value=“Your Master Page Title“ />
<Property Name=“ContentType“ Value=“Master Page“ />
<Property Name=“_ModerationStatus“ Value=“0“ />
<Property Name=“FSObjType“ Value=“0“ />
</File>
</Module>
[/code]
When I deploy the solution I’m getting the following:
Error occurred in deployment step ‘Activate Features’: The file or folder name “_catalogs” contains invalid characters. Please use a different name. Common invalid characters include the following: # % & * : ? / { | }
Solution
The problem is in the following line:
[code lang=text]
<Module Name=“MasterPages2013“ Url=“_catalogs/masterpage/IMOBranding2013/“ >
[/code]
The additional ‘/’ had to be removed from the Url. Changing it to the following worked:
[code lang=text]
<Module Name=“MasterPages2013“ Url=“_catalogs/masterpage/IMOBranding2013/“ >
[/code]
Additional Note
The same error also occurs when the Url inside the field starts with a ‘/’
[code lang=text]
<File Path=“MasterPages2013\MyMaster2013.master“ Url=“/MyMaster2013.master” … />
[/code]