Can't open configuration file in Workbench ( 'CHARMAP' CODEC CAN'T DECODE BYTE 0X9D IN POSITION Y: CHARACTER ) (Doc ID 2794192.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 09, 2021

Applies to:

MySQL Workbench - Version 8.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

While trying to open the configuration file(Server->option file), I get the error:

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