# \#dir-encoding

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## [Using Dir.pwd with Cyrillic user-name etc](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/using-dir-pwd-with-cyrillic-user-name-etc/65522)

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**Author:** [@TIG](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/TIG)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/using-dir-pwd-with-cyrillic-user-name-etc/65522 "2018-04-05T16:14:40Z")

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I am having issues with a few Windows users who have non-ASCII user names. This is affecting several scripts. I can replicate it by creating temporary folders etc using such characters. Particularly Cyrillic and Korea…