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When packaging a QGIS project for QField using QFieldSync plugin, I get the following error:

Layer does not use UTF-8, but "windows-1252" encoding.Working with layers that do not use UTF-8 encoding might cause problems.It is highly recommended to convert them to UTF-8 encoded layers.

The file is then unavailable when opening the project in QField.

How do I convert the shapefile to UTF-8 encoding?

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    This was stopping me configuring projects for QField using QGIS 3.22 and QField 2.14, both via QFieldCloud and via cable. The problem has gone away now I have encoded the shp files at UTF-8.
    – Oisin
    Apr 12, 2022 at 17:49
  • There was this thread on the default encoding setting. gis.stackexchange.com/questions/381308/…
    – John
    Apr 12, 2022 at 17:59

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Right click the layer - Export as, and specify the encoding

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