diff --git a/src/shared.py b/src/shared.py
index 2404ff15..09306651 100644
--- a/src/shared.py
+++ b/src/shared.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def lookupAppdataFolder():
             sys.exit()
 
     elif 'win32' in sys.platform or 'win64' in sys.platform:
-        dataFolder = path.join(environ['APPDATA'], APPNAME) + '\\'
+        dataFolder = path.join(environ['APPDATA'].decode(sys.getfilesystemencoding(), 'ignore'), APPNAME) + path.sep
     else:
         from shutil import move
         try: