diff --git a/src/core/services/file.ts b/src/core/services/file.ts
index 07c11679ebe..d900ad18593 100644
--- a/src/core/services/file.ts
+++ b/src/core/services/file.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,19 @@ export class CoreFileProvider {
         await this.init();
         this.logger.debug('Get file: ' + path);
 
-        return <FileEntry> await File.resolveLocalFilesystemUrl(this.addBasePathIfNeeded(path));
+        try {
+            return <FileEntry> await File.resolveLocalFilesystemUrl(this.addBasePathIfNeeded(path));
+        } catch (error) {
+            if (error && error.code === FileError.NOT_FOUND_ERR) {
+                // Cannot read some files if the path contains the % character and it's not an encoded char. Try encoding it.
+                const encodedPath = encodeURI(path);
+                if (encodedPath !== path) {
+                    return <FileEntry> await File.resolveLocalFilesystemUrl(this.addBasePathIfNeeded(encodedPath));
+                }
+            }
+
+            throw error;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -166,7 +178,19 @@ export class CoreFileProvider {
 
         this.logger.debug('Get directory: ' + path);
 
-        return await File.resolveDirectoryUrl(this.addBasePathIfNeeded(path));
+        try {
+            return await File.resolveDirectoryUrl(this.addBasePathIfNeeded(path));
+        } catch (error) {
+            if (error && error.code === FileError.NOT_FOUND_ERR) {
+                // Cannot read some files if the path contains the % character and it's not an encoded char. Try encoding it.
+                const encodedPath = encodeURI(path);
+                if (encodedPath !== path) {
+                    return await File.resolveDirectoryUrl(this.addBasePathIfNeeded(encodedPath));
+                }
+            }
+
+            throw error;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -831,7 +855,19 @@ export class CoreFileProvider {
 
             return <FileEntry | DirectoryEntry> entry;
         } catch (error) {
-            // The copy can fail if the path has encoded characters. Try again if that's the case.
+            try {
+                // The copy/move can fail if the final path contains the % character and it's not an encoded char. Try encoding it.
+                const encodedTo = encodeURI(to);
+                if (to !== encodedTo) {
+                    const entry = await moveCopyFn(this.basePath, from, this.basePath, encodedTo);
+
+                    return <FileEntry | DirectoryEntry> entry;
+                }
+            } catch {
+                // Still failing, continue with next fallback.
+            }
+
+            // The copy/move can fail if the path has encoded characters. Try again if that's the case.
             const decodedFrom = decodeURI(from);
             const decodedTo = decodeURI(to);
 
diff --git a/src/core/services/utils/utils.ts b/src/core/services/utils/utils.ts
index 05fe91cece2..3a58fc88f6e 100644
--- a/src/core/services/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/src/core/services/utils/utils.ts
@@ -1003,17 +1003,27 @@ export class CoreUtilsProvider {
             // Error, use the original path.
         }
 
-        const openFile = async (mimetype?: string) => {
-            if (this.shouldOpenWithDialog(options)) {
-                await FileOpener.showOpenWithDialog(path, mimetype || '');
-            } else {
-                await FileOpener.open(path, mimetype || '');
+        const openFile = async (path: string, mimetype?: string) => {
+            try {
+                if (this.shouldOpenWithDialog(options)) {
+                    await FileOpener.showOpenWithDialog(path, mimetype || '');
+                } else {
+                    await FileOpener.open(path, mimetype || '');
+                }
+            } catch (error) {
+                // If the file contains the % character without encoding the open can fail. Try again encoding it.
+                const encodedPath = encodeURI(path);
+                if (path !== encodedPath) {
+                    return await openFile(encodedPath, mimetype);
+                }
+
+                throw error;
             }
         };
 
         try {
             try {
-                await openFile(mimetype);
+                await openFile(path, mimetype);
             } catch (error) {
                 if (!extension || !error || Number(error.status) !== 9) {
                     throw error;
@@ -1025,7 +1035,7 @@ export class CoreUtilsProvider {
                     throw error;
                 }
 
-                await openFile(deprecatedMimetype);
+                await openFile(path, deprecatedMimetype);
             }
         } catch (error) {
             this.logger.error('Error opening file ' + path + ' with mimetype ' + mimetype);