MongoDB SyntaxError: missing ; before statement @(shell)

Question

When I try to invoke methods of a collection, why is there an error of SyntaxError: missing ; before statement @(shell)? Thanks.

$ mongo
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Answer 1

According to documentation

Collection names should begin with an underscore or a letter character

Check here or here how to remove or access your wrongly named collection.

Answer 2

You have to open new cmd and run as administrator then write mongoexport. It worked in my mongoDB

Answer 3

exit from mongoshell with quit() and try to run command in regular command prompt, it will work