Fix file load error in PowerShell: 'file is not utf-8 coded'

Question

The file load error keeps popping up after I added contents to the file by using commands.

I was working on Windows PowerShell on JupyterLab. Firstly, I created a new file using the following command:

New-Item -Path "test.txt"

I managed to open the file and type down a few lines directly into it.

However, after I tried to add some content to the file using the command:

echo abc >> test.txt

I can not open the file by clicking on its symbol any more. The file load error keeps popping up every time I try to do so.

File Load Error for test.txt

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\Scripts\Git\test\test.txt is not UTF-8 encoded

However, it is still possible for me to get the content from the file using the command:

Get-Content test.txt

Can someone please shed some light on my problem?

Chase · Accepted Answer · 2023-03-02 16:24:01Z

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Your text editor may be changing the text file's encoding when you save it.

If you're using Notepad to edit the text file, make sure you set the encoding to UTF-8 in the Save As dialog.

answered Mar 2, 2023 at 16:24

Chase

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Thank you for your response. Can you suggest solutions to the problem?