1. A method, performed by a computing system, comprising: setting a first text encoding as a default text encoding because said first text encoding corresponds to a first language that said computing system's display is configured to render information in; recording in a storage medium that said first text encoding has been used; receiving a first user input corresponding to a first filename for a first file storage request, said first filename rendered on said display in said first language; referring to said default text encoding to identify that said first text encoding is used to render text on said display; converting said first filename from said first text encoding to Unicode text encoding to form a first Unicode filename; storing first information identified by said first Unicode filename; setting a second text encoding as said default text encoding because said second text encoding corresponds to a second, different language that said computing system's display is configured to render information in, said first text encoding being different than said second text encoding; recording in said storage medium that said second text encoding has been used; receiving a second filename as part of an information retrieval request; converting said second filename from an encoding identified by said default text encoding's current setting to Unicode to form a second Unicode filename, said default text encoding's current setting being different than said first text encoding and said second text encoding; recognizing that no file exists with said second Unicode filename; referring to said storage medium to identify said first and second text encodings; converting said second filename from said first text encoding to Unicode to form a third Unicode filename; and, searching for a file having said third Unicode filename.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said method further comprises: in response to said recognizing that no file exists with said second Unicode filename and before said referring to said storage medium, performing the following: determining if said default text encoding's current setting corresponds to a specific text encoding; and, determining that said default text encoding's current setting corresponds to said specific text encoding.