Generating a compatible filename for a content item and a filename mapping that maps an original filename of the content item to the compatible filename

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer system to:

• determine that an original filename for a content item associated with a user account within a content management system and stored at a first location is incompatible with filename conventions at a second location associated with the user account based on identifying an incompatible character in the original filename;
• based on determining that the original filename is incompatible with filename conventions at the second location associated with the user account within the content management system, generate a compatible filename for storing the content item at the second location by replacing the incompatible character in the original filename with a compatible character;
• generate, at the content management system, a filename mapping that maps the original filename to the compatible filename;
• in response to receiving an indication of a modification of the compatible filename, generate, at the content management system, an updated content item associated with the content item;
• and
• propagate the updated content item at the second location according to the filename mapping.

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
• receive, from a client device, an indication of an interaction with a compatible local filename for a content item associated with a user account within a content management system that modifies the compatible local filename to an updated local filename, wherein the content item is associated with a filename mapping that maps an original filename for the content item at a server of the content management system to the compatible local filename for the content item at the client device;
• in response to receiving the indication of the interaction, generate, at the content management system, an updated content item associated with the content item;
• based on receiving an indication of the updated local filename for the content item associated with the user account within the content management system, compare the updated local filename, the original filename, and the compatible local filename to generate a filename offset;
• generate, at the content management system, an updated original filename based on the filename offset;
• and
• modify, within the content management system, the filename mapping associated with the content item based on the updated original filename, such that the updated content item is associated with filename mapping as modified.