Cannot open file paths containing '?' character

[ABCDEFG]

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Steps to reproduce issue:

1. Create a folder with the Unicode Character “?” (U+003F) (Question Mark, Basic Latin)
2. Place an image in this folder.
3. Drag this image into Topaz Photo AI 2.0.2 Mac.
   Result: A error dialog box comes up saying “Cannot open file paths containing ‘?’ character.”

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Topaz Photo AI v2.0.2 on Mac

Note: This is a valid character for file names in Mac OS.

[Fred_Kingston]

That will always be a problem for certain Operating systems because that’s been a predefined Wildcard character for decades… Don’t Use ??? or *** in file naming conventions

[ABCDEFG]

??? and *** are valid in file names on Mac OS.

[Lingyu]

These are valid file names on Mac but they will not work in Topaz Photo AI due to the software we use to open the files.

It is best to avoid these characters in your file path.