Windows 10: Help! can't delete file with special characters

I downloaded a video using video download helper from youtube. didnt realize the filename had special characters and now i can't delete it. I tried using cmd, installed farmanager and 7zip but every time i try to delete the file, the program just hangs there.

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Can't delete folder in Windows 10 with special character

I have a similar problem as in Can't delete folder (in Windows 10) that contains special character in that I get the exact same error message when trying to delete a specific folder.

From Can't delete folder (in Windows 10) that contains special character and from Can't delete folder in Windows 7, it seems the work-around is to try to use the 8.3 DOS name.

But, when I do a dir /x, I don't get an 8.3 DOS name... Per the dir help page:

So, I guess in my case my directory does not have an 8.3 equivalent and that's apparently a "normal" thing. I did not see any other suggestions on how to delete directories with special characters, short of booting a live version of Linux...

Any other ideas?

 

ALT Key Codes for Special Characters List


Thanks for this PDF file list of special characters! It will come in very handy, *Thumbs

 

How do I use or find Help for using Character Map?

Below are instructions I have followed to a T. It does not work. I have had my husband and daughter follow these directions and they get nothing.

How do I insert a special character into a document?

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  • Open Character Map by clicking the Start button . ...
  • Click the Font list, and then click the font you want to use.
  • Click the special character you want to insert into the document.
  • Click Select, and then click Copy.
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Using special characters (Character Map ... - Windows

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