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If I save folders in windows with special characters like ä/ö/ü or chinese characters, they will be displayed with question marks in Ubuntu. But if I write it directly in Ubuntu, it will be displayed normally. And the folder with ä/ö/ü characters there is also "invalid encoding" displayed in brackets.

Do you know how to display it normally ?

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    What file system is that partition formatted where the badly displayed folder names are stored? NTFS? And what are your locales/language settings on Ubuntu and Windows?
    – Byte Commander
    Jun 24, 2016 at 14:53
  • I think it is formatted in vfat. In locale I get this: de_AT.utf8 de_BE.utf8 de_CH.utf8 de_DE.utf8 de_LI.utf8 de_LU.utf8 en_AG en_AG.utf8 en_AU.utf8 en_BW.utf8 en_CA.utf8 en_DK.utf8 en_GB.utf8 en_HK.utf8 en_IE.utf8 en_IN en_IN.utf8 en_NG en_NG.utf8 en_NZ.utf8 en_PH.utf8 en_SG.utf8 en_US.utf8 en_ZA.utf8 en_ZM en_ZM.utf8 en_ZW.utf8 ja_JP.utf8 POSIX zh_CN.utf8 zh_SG.utf8
    – Sakkaku
    Jun 24, 2016 at 15:10
  • Please edit your post, when you want to add information. Especially file or program output listings (with the help of the {} button in the editor toolbar) are much more readable there; alternatively you can use a pastie service for longer listings and include the link of your pastie in your question. Overall it's best to have everything relevant in one place. Additionally, comments may be deleted for various reasons. Jun 25, 2016 at 10:59

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I just had to mount the usb with iocharset=utf8.

mount /dev/sdx /mnt/folder/ -o iocharset=utf8

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  • Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! I recommend editing this answer to expand it with specific details about how to do this. (See also How do I write a good answer? for general advice about what sorts of answers are considered most valuable on Ask Ubuntu.) Ping me if you want an up-vote on your answer after the edit. Jun 25, 2016 at 10:46

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