diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx.aarch64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx.aarch64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f26c0203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx.aarch64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
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+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx.x86_64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx.x86_64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f26c0203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx.x86_64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
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+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.aarch64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.aarch64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f26c0203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.aarch64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
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+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.loongarch64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.loongarch64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f26c0203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.loongarch64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
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+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.ppc64le/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.ppc64le/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f26c0203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.ppc64le/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
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+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86_64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86_64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f26c0203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86_64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86_64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86_64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f26c0203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86_64/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
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+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8