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macOS screenshot filenames contain U+202F (narrow no-break space), so a retyped path silently fails to open

A macOS screenshot is saved as Screenshot 2026-09-03 at 12.07.21 PM.png , but the space before AM / PM is U+202F NARROW NO-BREAK SPACE , not U+0020. Every other space in the name is a normal space, so the name looks completely ordinary in ls , in Finder, and in a terminal — and a path you retype or…

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