Error uploading files

[Ellie Dickinson]

Hi, 

When I am trying to upload multiple txt files I get this error message, is anyone able to inform me as to what it means? 

Thanks,

Ellie

[Laurence Anthony]

Hi Ellie,

As the FAQ on the AntConc homepage explains:

"When creating my own corpus, I get the following error: "Error: UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte XXX in position YYY: invalid start byte". What should I do?
This error is telling you that the file is not properly encoded in the default UTF-8 encoding used by AntConc and so it cannot be read. To address this problem, either resave your file using the UTF-8 encoding (recommended) or change the encoding setting of AntConc to match the encoding of the file (assuming you know what encoding your file is saved in). Many users don't know what encoding they are using which is why I recommend that the files are resaved with the UTF-8 encoding. You should be able to set the encoding in any standard text editor, e.g. NotePad or NotePad++."

Laurence.

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