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[Android] SMB shares will not display following videos or subfolders when a video containing an unsupported symbol is contained within the folder

SMB folders that contain a file that contains an unsupported symbol will only partially display the folder contents, any folder or file that comes alphabetically after the issue file will not be displayed

Expected Behavior

The folder opens and all of the files are displayed.

Actual behavior

The folder opens and the contents are partially displayed.

Steps to reproduce

Take a file with a name containing invalid symbols (Tested with file named "test video 2 𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒.mp4", and insert into a folder containing other files, then attempt to access file over SMB share.

Screenshots

Folder structure with problem file included

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Folder structure on android with problem file

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Folder structure on android with problem file excluded

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