Remove (5) - Chars: >ÿ

[TheGhost78]

Following the latest update, I added >ÿ into Chars within Remove (5) and saved it in several .BRU files. Sometimes when I open a .BRU file it displays as >ÿ.

I do sometimes edit the .BRU files directly in Notepad rather than editing within the program, so maybe that has something to do with it?

[Admin]

Which program are you using to edit the BRU file and then save it?

You need to make sure that the file is saved as UTF-16 (the same encoding as BRU saves them).
If they are saved as UTF-8 or other encoding, then that might confuse Bulk Rename Utility.

[TheGhost78]

The default Notepad program in Windows 10. I'm checking them now.

[TheGhost78]

The vast majority are UTF-16 LE; a few are UTF-8 and some are ANSI. Could the UTF-16 encoding be enforced, even if editing in Notepad?

[TheGhost78]

Is the encoding something that could be added to Extract Windows File Properties?

[Admin]

Bulk Rename Utility would not be able to control how Notepad saves the files. If you open those utf-8 files in Notepad and save them as utf-16, then they will work.