Fix: This File Contains Characters in Unicode Format Which Will Be Lost
In Microsoft Notepad, you may receive the following error when trying to save a file with different encoding.
This file contains characters in Unicode format which will be lost if you save this file as an ANSI encoded text file. To keep the Unicode information, click Cancel below and then select one of the Unicode options from the Encoding drop down list. Continue?
1. Go to File -> Save As
2. Select Encoding at the bottom and choose Unicode
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I am using Windows 10 Notepad. I want to SEE which characters are Unicode so that I can delete them, emoticons for example.
Sometimes they are represented as a square; rarely do I need the actual character.
I suspect that the original Notepad simply cannot do this.
thanks
THANKS! It's useful for me.
:-)
Hello, does changing the encoding to Unicode before saving a notepad file absolutely, 100% guarantee that no text content will be lost or corrupted; not even a single character?
I am wanting to copy and paste massive amounts of content into notepad and be sure that not a single character or text is lost, corrupted or deleted. Many thanks!