FILE extention changing while copying from Ubuntu to windows
I downloaded data in Ubuntu which has an extention .text/plain bit when I copied it to my Windows 10 through USB the file extention is changed to '.file'. What should I do now to open it?
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. Ubuntu doesn't use extensions so it wouldn't be Ubuntu that is changing the name of the file. Whatever program you are using to copy/transfer the file to windows (most likely on the windows end) is changing the filename as a means of 'security' (as windows uses extension to control action; Ubuntu uses file contents). If youfile filename(where filename is the name of your file) you can view the type of file according to Ubuntu or any *nix)
– guiverc
4 hours ago
@guiverc Ubuntu certainly does use file extensions to the same extent Windows does. File extensions are standardised by IANA along with media types and shells such as Gnome and KDE use them for identifying icons and appropriate actions, which is exactly what Windows Explorer does.
– Ben
40 mins ago
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I downloaded data in Ubuntu which has an extention .text/plain bit when I copied it to my Windows 10 through USB the file extention is changed to '.file'. What should I do now to open it?
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I downloaded data in Ubuntu which has an extention .text/plain bit when I copied it to my Windows 10 through USB the file extention is changed to '.file'. What should I do now to open it?
windows files file-format file-type
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. Ubuntu doesn't use extensions so it wouldn't be Ubuntu that is changing the name of the file. Whatever program you are using to copy/transfer the file to windows (most likely on the windows end) is changing the filename as a means of 'security' (as windows uses extension to control action; Ubuntu uses file contents). If youfile filename(where filename is the name of your file) you can view the type of file according to Ubuntu or any *nix)
– guiverc
4 hours ago
@guiverc Ubuntu certainly does use file extensions to the same extent Windows does. File extensions are standardised by IANA along with media types and shells such as Gnome and KDE use them for identifying icons and appropriate actions, which is exactly what Windows Explorer does.
– Ben
40 mins ago
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. Ubuntu doesn't use extensions so it wouldn't be Ubuntu that is changing the name of the file. Whatever program you are using to copy/transfer the file to windows (most likely on the windows end) is changing the filename as a means of 'security' (as windows uses extension to control action; Ubuntu uses file contents). If youfile filename(where filename is the name of your file) you can view the type of file according to Ubuntu or any *nix)
– guiverc
4 hours ago
@guiverc Ubuntu certainly does use file extensions to the same extent Windows does. File extensions are standardised by IANA along with media types and shells such as Gnome and KDE use them for identifying icons and appropriate actions, which is exactly what Windows Explorer does.
– Ben
40 mins ago
1
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. Ubuntu doesn't use extensions so it wouldn't be Ubuntu that is changing the name of the file. Whatever program you are using to copy/transfer the file to windows (most likely on the windows end) is changing the filename as a means of 'security' (as windows uses extension to control action; Ubuntu uses file contents). If you
file filename (where filename is the name of your file) you can view the type of file according to Ubuntu or any *nix)– guiverc
4 hours ago
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. Ubuntu doesn't use extensions so it wouldn't be Ubuntu that is changing the name of the file. Whatever program you are using to copy/transfer the file to windows (most likely on the windows end) is changing the filename as a means of 'security' (as windows uses extension to control action; Ubuntu uses file contents). If you
file filename (where filename is the name of your file) you can view the type of file according to Ubuntu or any *nix)– guiverc
4 hours ago
@guiverc Ubuntu certainly does use file extensions to the same extent Windows does. File extensions are standardised by IANA along with media types and shells such as Gnome and KDE use them for identifying icons and appropriate actions, which is exactly what Windows Explorer does.
– Ben
40 mins ago
@guiverc Ubuntu certainly does use file extensions to the same extent Windows does. File extensions are standardised by IANA along with media types and shells such as Gnome and KDE use them for identifying icons and appropriate actions, which is exactly what Windows Explorer does.
– Ben
40 mins ago
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It appears that Windows adds the .file extension to any file with an extension it doesn't know/recognise. Understandable, because text/plain is not a file extension but rather a 'content type'.
It seems that opening the file has worked on Ubuntu, because GNOME can "associate a media type with a file by examining both the filename suffix and the contents of the file" (Wikipedia).
To open the file in Windows, you can simply change the extension from .file to .txt, which is the most likely filetype. However, depending on where and for what purpose you downloaded the file, it could also be a .dat (data) or other file. If you don't know how to change the file type, I'd advice to Google for it as that seems out of scope for this Ubuntu-oriented site :)
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Nice one. Just a pointer you can always expand/modify your answer (by clicking 'edit' below it) instead of deleting it and posting a new one :) Similarly you can 'undelete' an answer you deleted.
– pomsky
3 hours ago
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More to the point, in Windows the character/infilename.text/plainis not a valid character for a filename. In Windows, filenames are not arbitrary sequences of bytes but a user-interface element with restrictions placed upon them to serve that purpose. Therefore control characters, and special shell metacharacters are not allowed. Whatever utility the poster used to copy the file has taken care of this issue.
– Ben
43 mins ago
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It appears that Windows adds the .file extension to any file with an extension it doesn't know/recognise. Understandable, because text/plain is not a file extension but rather a 'content type'.
It seems that opening the file has worked on Ubuntu, because GNOME can "associate a media type with a file by examining both the filename suffix and the contents of the file" (Wikipedia).
To open the file in Windows, you can simply change the extension from .file to .txt, which is the most likely filetype. However, depending on where and for what purpose you downloaded the file, it could also be a .dat (data) or other file. If you don't know how to change the file type, I'd advice to Google for it as that seems out of scope for this Ubuntu-oriented site :)
answered 4 hours ago
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Nice one. Just a pointer you can always expand/modify your answer (by clicking 'edit' below it) instead of deleting it and posting a new one :) Similarly you can 'undelete' an answer you deleted.
– pomsky
3 hours ago
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More to the point, in Windows the character/infilename.text/plainis not a valid character for a filename. In Windows, filenames are not arbitrary sequences of bytes but a user-interface element with restrictions placed upon them to serve that purpose. Therefore control characters, and special shell metacharacters are not allowed. Whatever utility the poster used to copy the file has taken care of this issue.
– Ben
43 mins ago
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It appears that Windows adds the .file extension to any file with an extension it doesn't know/recognise. Understandable, because text/plain is not a file extension but rather a 'content type'.
It seems that opening the file has worked on Ubuntu, because GNOME can "associate a media type with a file by examining both the filename suffix and the contents of the file" (Wikipedia).
To open the file in Windows, you can simply change the extension from .file to .txt, which is the most likely filetype. However, depending on where and for what purpose you downloaded the file, it could also be a .dat (data) or other file. If you don't know how to change the file type, I'd advice to Google for it as that seems out of scope for this Ubuntu-oriented site :)
answered 4 hours ago
KoenKoen
312324
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Nice one. Just a pointer you can always expand/modify your answer (by clicking 'edit' below it) instead of deleting it and posting a new one :) Similarly you can 'undelete' an answer you deleted.
– pomsky
3 hours ago
1
More to the point, in Windows the character/infilename.text/plainis not a valid character for a filename. In Windows, filenames are not arbitrary sequences of bytes but a user-interface element with restrictions placed upon them to serve that purpose. Therefore control characters, and special shell metacharacters are not allowed. Whatever utility the poster used to copy the file has taken care of this issue.
– Ben
43 mins ago
add a comment |
It appears that Windows adds the .file extension to any file with an extension it doesn't know/recognise. Understandable, because text/plain is not a file extension but rather a 'content type'.
It seems that opening the file has worked on Ubuntu, because GNOME can "associate a media type with a file by examining both the filename suffix and the contents of the file" (Wikipedia).
To open the file in Windows, you can simply change the extension from .file to .txt, which is the most likely filetype. However, depending on where and for what purpose you downloaded the file, it could also be a .dat (data) or other file. If you don't know how to change the file type, I'd advice to Google for it as that seems out of scope for this Ubuntu-oriented site :)
answered 4 hours ago
KoenKoen
312324
It appears that Windows adds the .file extension to any file with an extension it doesn't know/recognise. Understandable, because text/plain is not a file extension but rather a 'content type'.
It seems that opening the file has worked on Ubuntu, because GNOME can "associate a media type with a file by examining both the filename suffix and the contents of the file" (Wikipedia).
To open the file in Windows, you can simply change the extension from .file to .txt, which is the most likely filetype. However, depending on where and for what purpose you downloaded the file, it could also be a .dat (data) or other file. If you don't know how to change the file type, I'd advice to Google for it as that seems out of scope for this Ubuntu-oriented site :)
answered 4 hours ago
KoenKoen
312324
answered 4 hours ago
KoenKoen
312324
answered 4 hours ago
KoenKoen
312324
answered 4 hours ago
KoenKoen
312324
312324
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Nice one. Just a pointer you can always expand/modify your answer (by clicking 'edit' below it) instead of deleting it and posting a new one :) Similarly you can 'undelete' an answer you deleted.
– pomsky
3 hours ago
1
More to the point, in Windows the character/infilename.text/plainis not a valid character for a filename. In Windows, filenames are not arbitrary sequences of bytes but a user-interface element with restrictions placed upon them to serve that purpose. Therefore control characters, and special shell metacharacters are not allowed. Whatever utility the poster used to copy the file has taken care of this issue.
– Ben
43 mins ago
add a comment |
2
Nice one. Just a pointer you can always expand/modify your answer (by clicking 'edit' below it) instead of deleting it and posting a new one :) Similarly you can 'undelete' an answer you deleted.
– pomsky
3 hours ago
1
More to the point, in Windows the character/infilename.text/plainis not a valid character for a filename. In Windows, filenames are not arbitrary sequences of bytes but a user-interface element with restrictions placed upon them to serve that purpose. Therefore control characters, and special shell metacharacters are not allowed. Whatever utility the poster used to copy the file has taken care of this issue.
– Ben
43 mins ago
2
2
Nice one. Just a pointer you can always expand/modify your answer (by clicking 'edit' below it) instead of deleting it and posting a new one :) Similarly you can 'undelete' an answer you deleted.
– pomsky
3 hours ago
Nice one. Just a pointer you can always expand/modify your answer (by clicking 'edit' below it) instead of deleting it and posting a new one :) Similarly you can 'undelete' an answer you deleted.
– pomsky
3 hours ago
1
1
More to the point, in Windows the character
/ in filename.text/plain is not a valid character for a filename. In Windows, filenames are not arbitrary sequences of bytes but a user-interface element with restrictions placed upon them to serve that purpose. Therefore control characters, and special shell metacharacters are not allowed. Whatever utility the poster used to copy the file has taken care of this issue.– Ben
43 mins ago
More to the point, in Windows the character
/ in filename.text/plain is not a valid character for a filename. In Windows, filenames are not arbitrary sequences of bytes but a user-interface element with restrictions placed upon them to serve that purpose. Therefore control characters, and special shell metacharacters are not allowed. Whatever utility the poster used to copy the file has taken care of this issue.– Ben
43 mins ago
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. Ubuntu doesn't use extensions so it wouldn't be Ubuntu that is changing the name of the file. Whatever program you are using to copy/transfer the file to windows (most likely on the windows end) is changing the filename as a means of 'security' (as windows uses extension to control action; Ubuntu uses file contents). If you
file filename(where filename is the name of your file) you can view the type of file according to Ubuntu or any *nix)– guiverc
4 hours ago
@guiverc Ubuntu certainly does use file extensions to the same extent Windows does. File extensions are standardised by IANA along with media types and shells such as Gnome and KDE use them for identifying icons and appropriate actions, which is exactly what Windows Explorer does.
– Ben
40 mins ago