How to configure encoding setting
If you’ve encountered encoding issues like above picture, this article may help you fixing the problem. Once the encoding has been set correctly, you can get the result just like the below picture.
If you already know the encoding of problematic filenames, just open Location property and set it up. The filenames will be decoded correctly. However, in most situations, you don’t really know what the encoding is. You can use try-error method as listed below.
Try-error method
If you have no ideas on what encoding that the filenames are, you can also use try-error method. You can usually get the correct encoding in two attempts. Below are the procedures.
- Open Location property
- Choose an encoding – pick up an encoding that you think the filenames may be in. Encoding of your language or UTF-8 are good choices.
- Close Location property.
- Click browse location button on the toolbar of Locations. If you can see correct filenames, you’ve found the right encoding.
PS: UTF-8 encoding is getting popular; thus, it is a good idea to include this encoding in your try-error list.