BUG when convert GB2312 to UTF-8. May corrupted files permanently

[FrozenSky]

Steps to reproduce

I wrote a markdown file FFmpeg命令.md (have Chinese words) GB2312 coding format.

FFmpeg命令.md (432 Bytes)

I move it to my vault, then open Obsidian and read it. I see all Chinese words became unreadable.

Close Obsidian, check the file, I found it changed. Both filesize and content.

FFmpeg命令_after.md (624 Bytes)

It seems when I open Obsidian to read it, Obsidian convert my file to UTF-8. But with some unknown reason, the result is wrong. And the file is corrupted during the convert.

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N] Y

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.7.4
Installer version: v1.7.4
Operating system: Windows 10 Pro 10.0.19045
Login status: not logged in
Language: zh
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: Blue Topaz v2024110601
Snippets enabled: 1
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 2
Plugins enabled: 2
1: Remotely Save v0.5.24
2: Style Settings v1.0.9

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Additional information

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[FrozenSky]

Thank you! I have read this post. I already know how to convert my files correctly with Notepad++.
My understanding is that Obsidian is still unable to determine / guess the right encoding used in md files. So, I don’t think it should be forced to convert the file encoding without the user’s choice. At least, there should be an option to “Not automatically convert to UTF-8”. Importing into Obsidian will be a bad thing if the user doesn’t make a backup of the original file.