how do you rename?

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i have tried for the life of me to rename file extentions, but to no
avail...(ie: .bin to .avi) i did it once, but don't remember how..
(right-clicking-rename doesn't work) can someone point me into the right
direction... many thanks
 
axess said:
i have tried for the life of me to rename file extentions, but to no
avail...(ie: .bin to .avi) i did it once, but don't remember how..
(right-clicking-rename doesn't work) can someone point me into the right
direction... many thanks
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It should work, but first make sure that FNE's are displayed in WE by going
to (in Windows Explorer) Tools>Folder options>View>Advanced and make sure
that the box "hide extensions for known file types" is unchecked.
MH
 
axess said:
i have tried for the life of me to rename file extentions, but to no
avail...(ie: .bin to .avi) i did it once, but don't remember how..
(right-clicking-rename doesn't work) can someone point me into the
right direction... many thanks
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You're already pointed in the right direction. It works just fine. You'll
get a warning that changing the extension may prevent the file from working
properly, but it's just a warning and you can override it.

Be aware, however, that changing an extension doesn't change the file's
format. A bmp file won't become a jpg file because you change its name.
 
Hossam said:
its because windows by defauilt set to hide known extensions
to change this
open "my computer" go to "tools" > "folder options" tab "view" and
unckeck "hide extentions for known file types" then click ok
you should now see the extentions, rename them willl take effect
hope i did got it right, i am not using windows
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No one ever reads the second post. ;-p
 
its because windows by defauilt set to hide known extensions
to change this
open "my computer" go to "tools" > "folder options" tab "view" and
unckeck "hide extentions for known file types" then click ok
you should now see the extentions, rename them willl take effect
hope i did got it right, i am not using windows
 
Mike Hyndman said:
No one ever reads the second post. ;-p


I change the default setting to show the extentions, :) thank you
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Ken Blake - "Be aware, however, that changing an extension doesn't change the file's format. A bmp file won't become a jpg file because you change its name."
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Do you mean that if i have an extention that is of video content that has a
..rar extention i cannot change it to an .avi or .mpg extention?

I promise to read all posts, lol thanks
 
axess said:
Do you mean that if i have an extention that is of video content that
has a .rar extention i cannot change it to an .avi or .mpg extention?

I promise to read all posts, lol thanks
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A .rar file is a compressed file. You don't want to change its name; you
need to unrar it to use it (like you would a zipped file). WinRAR can
work with .rar files.

The .avi file will be inside the .rar'd file.

Malke
 
Malke said:
A .rar file is a compressed file. You don't want to change its name; you
need to unrar it to use it (like you would a zipped file). WinRAR can
work with .rar files.

The .avi file will be inside the .rar'd file.

Malke
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Thank you so much for your help all, i think i get it now... :))
 
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