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Some file and folder names have an odd first letter (å). Why?

April 26, 2017file FOLDER letter names odd

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Some file and folder names have an odd first letter (å). Why?

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When a file or folder is deleted from a drive formatted in FAT then the operating system changes the first letter of the name when the file is deleted (to this special character). If you undelete a file or folder with this special first character then it will be replaced with the one you provide.