Symptom
File and disk names may appear garbled when you:
- insert a CD, or other removable media.
- connect to a remote disk served by a computer with Mac OS 9, via file sharing, for example.
Solution
This issue occurs when text encoding defaults to the language used to install Mac OS X, rather than your preferred language.
When using a disk other than the Mac OS X startup volume, text encoding does not always automatically switch to that which you prefer. Follow these steps to choose the correct text encoding for the affected disk:
1. Click the Finder icon in the Dock.
2. Choose Computer from the Go menu.
3. Select the affected volume.
4. Choose Show Info from the File menu.
5. Choose your preferred language from the Encoding pop-up menu.
The correct encoding causes file names to be displayed correctly.
Note: The Encoding menu appears in the Info window only when applicable to the selected volume. It does not appear, for example, if you have selected your Mac OS X startup disk.