1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/IO/FileData.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/IO/FileData.cs
index 21d090a27..b9bc7ea75 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/IO/FileData.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/IO/FileData.cs
@@ -121,6 +121,22 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.IO
 
         [DllImport("kernel32")]
         private static extern bool FindClose(IntPtr hFindFile);
+
+        private const char SpaceChar = ' ';
+        private static char[] InvalidFileNameChars = Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars();
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Takes a filename and removes invalid characters
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string GetValidFilename(string filename)
+        {
+            foreach (char c in InvalidFileNameChars)
+            {
+                filename = filename.Replace(c, SpaceChar);
+            }
+
+            return filename;
+        }
     }
 
     [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]