whenever I save any word, html or pdf document in my USB it is converted into a document having different alphabets. I have format my USB but it was not resolved. I have also scan it but no virus was found in it. I cannot understand why it is happening and how can I resolve this problem?

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Jump to PostThe documents you are writing, are they in English, or a different language?
What programs are you using to write these documents? Is it just Microsoft Office 2010?
When you say USB, are you referring to a USB memory stick (Pendrive), or an external Hard drive connected using USB?
Jump to PostDoes this happen if you save the file to your Hard Drive and then copy it to your USB memory stick? Could you try this as an experiment, please? It is quite a good practice to do it this way in future, but this is only a recommendation.
Can you …
Jump to PostAs far as I know, the only way this can happen is if there is some software running on your system that takes data stored to the USB/thumb drive and converts it on the fly before it is physically written to the device. This sounds very much like a virus …
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