Here some simple steps to convert multiple files via Notepad++ without messing up with special characters (for ex. diacritical marks).
Run Notepad++ and then open menu Plugins->Plugin Manager->Show Plugin Manager
Install Python Script. When plugin is installed, restart the application.
Choose menu Plugins->Python Script->New script.
Choose its name, and then past the following code:
convertToUTF8.py
import os
import sys
from Npp import notepad # import it first!
filePathSrc="C:\\Users\\" # Path to the folder with files to convert
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(filePathSrc):
for fn in files:
if fn[-4:] == '.xml': # Specify type of the files
notepad.open(root + "\\" + fn)
notepad.runMenuCommand("Encoding", "Convert to UTF-8")
notepad.saveAs(os.join.path(fn[:-4], '_utf8.xml')) # if you try to save/replace the file, an annoying confirmation window would popup.
notepad.close()
After all, run the script