Questions tagged [file-extension]
A file extension is an optional alphanumeric identifier which comes after the last found period in a file name. A file extension itself does not define what type of data is in a file, but it does give a hint as to what is *supposed* to be in the file.
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How to make a specific file extension visible again?
I have .ucf and .vhd files on my computer, the default for both had been set to VS Code. After setting the default, the extensions are now hidden from windows explorer (i guess because it is ...
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How to force Mac preview to use .jpg as default?
I am using an iMac (late 2013) running Sonoma (14.7).
For years Preview had .jpg extension when using “Save As…” Recently it now uses .jpeg as the only extension option, whereas .jpg is no longer ...
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Reliably prevent the "Select an app to open this .txt file" in Windows 11
I was wondering why the Group Policy
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> File Explorer -> Do not show the ‘new application installed’
notification ...
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Does a file extension for a base-16 dump exist? If so, what is it?
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If I want to attach this to a Bugzilla ticket (like this attachment) the best way is as a file. However, I'd rather use a file extension which means that the IDE is able to:
Provide proper ...
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Does changing the program that a certain file extension opens with change the file type somehow?
I have a .pdf file of my CV and since I don't have any programs that are made for reading/editing PDFs, I set it so that .pdf files open with Chrome by default. Now, when I go to the Properties ...
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How to allow the download of files with custom extensions from a Plesk server?
I have a dedicated Plesk server with several domains. In one of them I want to make available a file called, say, "file.db"
If I try to download that file from a web browser, I get a 403 ...
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Does changing an .exe's file extension to .old make it no longer executable?
Some programs leave their old .exe files in place when updating. For instance, abc1.2.3.exe is left there when abc1.2.4.exe is installed.
It's still useful to have the old file around for easy ...
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APPINSTALLER File (.appinstaller) - Is there a way to extract or convert to EXE.MSI
I have an (.appinstaller) (file) application that I would like to be able to convert it to a traditional msi/exe package...
I cant seem to find anything out there...
Anyone able to help with this ...
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How can I convert text files with an unusual extension (.1 .2 .3 .4) into an image file?
Duplicate file names aren't saved as abc (1).jpeg, but instead abc.jpeg.1. They're inaccessible as an image; they're just text instead.
I've tried a bunch of websites and so far only convertio has ...
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How to assign an icon to a specific file extension in Windows 11?
I added a new file extension to the windows compressed file using the following regedit script and it works perfectly (mostly)
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zab]
@="...
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How to change default app of .html extension in Windows 11?
The .html file extension does not show in the default apps settings.
Here's the screenshot in default apps settings
Now I tried searching for a solution and tried a program named 'FileTypeDiag' but I ...
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MS Project saves to 2007 format, option to change is grayed out
I've got a user who has MS Project.
This user noticed his file opened in compatibility mode. The file was saved in the 2007 format.
I went into project settings >> save >> save files in ...
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Is there a simple way to specify whether a webp is lossy (like jpg), lossless (like png), or animated (like a gif)?
For example, is it possible to name something "file.lwebp" to explicitly designate that it is lossy, or "file.awebp" to designate it is animated? Or is there no such method, and ...
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How to Rename Multiple Files at Once in Windows
So i'm trying to rename few videos in separate folders to same name
and i did it without using cmd, so i just used the search box on the right side
And searched to as mp4 files and named them to &...
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How to Sort and Move Files Based on their Extensions on Windows
I'm trying to sort and move files based on their extensions within Windows, and am following this tutorial using:
@echo off
for %%a in (".\*") do (
if "%%~xa" NEQ "&...
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