Two files with the same name in the same folder

I just notice that I have two files with the same name in the same folder:

How is this possible? I checked the properties as suggested here but the "Location" is actually the same... I am able to open both files and move them to the same directory without any problems... What's going on? Does this mean my hard disk is failing or something?

1 Answer

There is going to be a difference in the filenames. I expect the é character to be different in both filenames, or it can be the classic small L versus big i.

In order to find out what the case is, try a dir /x in command prompt to see what's going on.

In the comments you gave the result of the dir /x command which hielded:

This clearly shows that indeed the é character is represented differently causing 2 different files.