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Corrupted apostrophes

· John Cook · Aug. 8, 2026, 1:45 a.m.

Computing Unicode File Sharing encoding issues Technical Troubleshooting

Summary

This post discusses a technical issue regarding corrupted apostrophes when sharing files between a laptop and a phone. The author notes discrepancies in how apostrophes are represented on different devices, hinting at a potential encoding problem.

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