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Yet another reason for showing filename extensions
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AskWoody_MVPI would rather think Microsoft’s approach is archaic dating from the old times when they were trying to compete with the old Apple MacIntosh computers on the GUI level.
While there may be a justification to hide certain things by default for the regular end-users to “protect” them, although as we know in the modern times viruses can disguise easier in this way, why is this the default configuration on server operating systems which are normally used only by technical people, sysadmin type? -
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ManagerFrom page 3 of “Windows 7 All-In-One For Dummies” –
Click Start and pick Documents. Press the Alt key on your keyboard. Choose Tools > Folder options, then click to select the View tab. At the bottom of the Advanced Settings box, deselect the option marked “Hide Extensions for Known File Types.” Click OK.
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GuestI think MS hid the file extension to keep people from renaming a file without adding the extension. Not having an extension leaves the file unusable for the average user because, without the extension, Windows doesn’t “know” what software to use to open/access the file. Even when you show extensions, the extension is not highlighted when you rename a file so it doesn’t get changed.
But it cripples the user. I often get “I can’t open the file.” If I ask what kind of file it is, the users have no clue. They don’t know .PDF from .docx from .exe – this is one reason why they get in trouble with e-mail attachments. “Alice.jpg.exe” may be malware, but it looks like an innocent picture if you can’t see the extension.
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