[Milhouse]

hi i want to ask is there any reasons why kodi on pi can't see filenames that have letters like ČĆŠŽ but windows can?

Are you using Estuary?

Yes

When you say you can't see the filenames, do you mean they aren't being listed/shown by Kodi - is there a blank entry in the list where the file should be, or is it not in the list at all?

Is this in File view or Library view?

If you've scanned your library, are the movies/episodes for these files in your library (check with "texturecache.py jd movies movie-name" and paste the results).

When you say "but windows can" - what does this mean? Kodi on Windows is showing the filenames correctly? Or that you see the files in Windows File Explorer?

Are you accessing these files over smb://? What about if the files are stored locally on the SD card, do they appear in Kodi?