500 error: create file when filename include symbol

When a symbol is used in the filename to create a file, or when searching it in storage at web UI, you will get a 500 error symbol : < or >

TL;DR

There is a 500 error when trying to create a file with symbols like < or > in the filename. The user has already created an issue on Github for this problem. One possible solution is to replace these symbols with an underscore (_) instead. This workaround has worked for the user. If you really need to use these symbols, you may have to find a character to substitute for them and then change it back in the string.

Do your files need to have symbols in them. Some symbols can't be used for obvious reasons. One possible solution if you have to use those symbols is to find a character you can substitute with for the symbol you want and then go through the string and change the new character back to the < or >