diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/exporters.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/exporters.js
index fb0c664fc..91dc00fa4 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/exporters.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/exporters.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
  */
-
 function ExporterManager(button) {
   this._button = button;
   this._initializeUI();
@@ -117,6 +116,11 @@ ExporterManager.prototype._initializeUI = function() {
   });
 };
 
+ExporterManager.stripNonFileChars = function(name) {
+    //prohibited characters in file name of linux (/) and windows (\/:*?"<>|)
+    return $.trim(name.replace(/[\\*\/:?"<>|]/g, ' ')).replace(/\s+/g, '-');
+};
+
 ExporterManager.handlers.exportTripleloader = function(format) {
   if (!theProject.overlayModels.freebaseProtograph) {
     alert($.i18n._('triple-loader')["warning-align"]);
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ ExporterManager.handlers.exportRows = function(format, ext) {
 };
 
 ExporterManager.prepareExportRowsForm = function(format, includeEngine, ext) {
-  var name = $.trim(theProject.metadata.name.replace(/\W/g, ' ')).replace(/\s+/g, '-');
+  var name = ExporterManager.stripNonFileChars(theProject.metadata.name);
   var form = document.createElement("form");
   $(form)
   .css("display", "none")
@@ -168,7 +172,7 @@ ExporterManager.prepareExportRowsForm = function(format, includeEngine, ext) {
 };
 
 ExporterManager.handlers.exportProject = function() {
-  var name = $.trim(theProject.metadata.name.replace(/\W/g, ' ')).replace(/\s+/g, '-');
+  var name = ExporterManager.stripNonFileChars(theProject.metadata.name);
   // dialog
   var dialog = $(DOM.loadHTML("core", "scripts/dialogs/export-project-dialog.html"));
   var _elmts = DOM.bind(dialog);
@@ -252,7 +256,7 @@ ExporterManager.handlers.exportProject = function() {
 
 ExporterManager.handlers.projectDataPackage = function() {
     function save(jsonMetadata) {
-        var name = $.trim(theProject.metadata.name.replace(/\W/g, ' ')).replace(/\s+/g, '-');
+        var name = ExporterManager.stripNonFileChars(theProject.metadata.name);
         var form = document.createElement("form");
         $(form)
         .css("display", "none")