You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Cloud SyncArea: what it touches
Bug FixesKind: in v2.1.246,
Bug FixesSection of the release
What
Directory sync now carries raw filename bytes through the whole path rather than decoded strings, so files with names that are not valid UTF-8 are detected and held back with the message "could not hold the paths whose names are not valid UTF-8" instead of being corrupted or breaking the upload.
Details
The git index payload is now assembled by concatenating raw byte buffers rather than building a text template.
Applies to anyone using cloud directory sync; no flag guards it.
Evidence
could not hold the paths whose names are not valid UTF-8
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
