Windows 10: The folder names on my external hard drive have turned to gibberish
Discus and support The folder names on my external hard drive have turned to gibberish in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I have a nearly new portable external hard drive which is organized into 30 or 40 folders, each with further files in it. The names of the folders on... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by RhinoCan, May 27, 2017.
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The folder names on my external hard drive have turned to gibberish
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