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Bug: Files crashes when I try to create TXT file via context menu

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Description

### Description

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/87ea3c95-4909-48e8-85a2-f177851119e9

### Steps To Reproduce

1. Open any directory via "Files"
2. Change language to some except English (e.g. Serbian or Russian)
3. Open context menu → New (Нов/Создать) → TXT file

### Files Version

4.2.9.0

### Windows Version

10.0.26200.9168

### User ID

6c7c87d2-8fa8-40ce-952e-45eb7fae232d

### Log File

[debug.log](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/31336462/debug.log)

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Research direction

Reproduce the crash in Files 4.2.9.0 by switching Windows to Serbian or Russian and choosing New → TXT file from a directory context menu. Start with the attached debug.log, then trace the context-menu TXT-file creation path; done means the file is created without crashing in non-English languages while English behavior still works.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop, internationalization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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