Will URL encoding the image names affect Google

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Published on 2012-10-17T13:38:33Z Indexed on 2012/10/17 23:21 UTC
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Just wondering if it makes any difference to Google whether or not I URL encode the image names when linking to them.

For example if I have an image named "test-1234-!.jpg", does it make a difference if I ~~name it~~ refer to it as "test-1234-%21.jpg"?

The reason I am asking is because I am doing a major shift in the way my website works and while all new image names will not be URL encoded, all of the past ones are. I want to see if it is worth it renaming all of them or if I should just leave it like that.

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