If the path contains certain Japanese characters, they will not be recognized correctly in the “Open Recent” menu.
The file can be opened, but is not recognized as existing.

To Reproduce:

1. Make folder naming あ1い2う3え4お5.
2. Place *.gds file.
3. Open gds fle in KLayout.
4. Look Open Recent menu.

I feel this is a character code conversion issue.

Screenshot:

C:\Users\<UserName>\あ1い2う3え4お5\<FileName>.gds

Versions:
KLayout 0.29.11 (2025-01-18 r18c86cb20)
Windows 11 24H2 (26100.3194)

Thank you.