Convert Malformed UTF-8 Characters in JSON with PowerShell

# PowerShell Script to Fix Malformed UTF-8 Characters in JSON
# Path to the JSON file
$pathToJsonFile = "C:\Path\To\Your\File.json"
# Function to fix malformed UTF-8 characters
function Fix-MalformedUTF8 {
    param (
        [string]$filePath
    )
    # Read the content of the JSON file as bytes
    $fileContent = Get-Content -Path $filePath -Encoding Byte
    # Convert byte array to UTF-8 encoding
    try {
        $decodedString = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString($fileContent)
    } catch {
        Write-Error "Failed to decode JSON due to malformed UTF-8 characters."
        return
    }
    # Check for malformed characters and fix them
    $fixedJsonString = $decodedString -replace [char]0xFFFD, ""
    # Write the fixed JSON string back to the file
    Set-Content -Path $filePath -Value $fixedJsonString -Encoding UTF8
    Write-Host "Malformed UTF-8 characters fixed successfully in $filePath"
}
# Execute the function
Fix-MalformedUTF8 -filePath $pathToJsonFile