Index: gc_lang/fr/oxt/DictOptions/LexiconEditor.py
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--- gc_lang/fr/oxt/DictOptions/LexiconEditor.py
+++ gc_lang/fr/oxt/DictOptions/LexiconEditor.py
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 # License: MPL 2
 
 import unohelper
 import uno
 import json
+import urllib.parse
 import re
 import os
 import traceback
 import platform
 
@@ -419,10 +420,11 @@
                 #print(lFile)
                 #MessageBox(self.xDocument, "File(s): " + str(lFile), "DEBUG", INFOBOX)
                 spfImported = lFile[0][5:].lstrip("/") # remove file://
                 if platform.system() != "Windows":
                     spfImported = "/" + spfImported
+                spfImported = urllib.parse.unquote(spfImported)
         except:
             spfImported = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "fr.__personal__.json") # workaround
         if spfImported and os.path.isfile(spfImported):
             with open(spfImported, "r", encoding="utf-8") as hDst:
                 sJSON = hDst.read()
@@ -472,10 +474,11 @@
                 # lFile = xFilePicker.getSelectedFiles()
                 lFile = xFilePicker.getFiles()
                 spfExported = lFile[0][5:].lstrip("/") # remove file://
                 if platform.system() != "Windows":
                     spfExported = "/" + spfExported
+                spfExported = urllib.parse.unquote(spfExported)
                 #spfExported = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "fr.personal.json")
                 sJSON = self.xOptionNode.getPropertyValue("personal_dic")
                 if sJSON:
                     with open(spfExported, "w", encoding="utf-8") as hDst:
                         hDst.write(sJSON)