Files with format appearing in filenames

• OasisBlue

  22 Nov 07, 14:44

  Currently, the file names of my document all end with their format type...
  
  for e.g. i have a file named XX
  
  it will appear as XX.jpg or XX.mp3 on my computer instead of just XX...
  
  So is there a way to remove the format type in the file names all at once besides renaming because if i try renaming by deleting the format type away, the file won't be recognized.
  
  Thanks.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  22 Nov 07, 14:45

  [*]Open My Computer.
  [*]Go to Tools > Folder Options.
  [*]Select the View tab.
  [*]Scroll down to Hidden files and folders.
  [*]Select Do not show hidden files and folders.
  [*]Check (tick) Hide extensions of known file types.
  [*]Check (untick) Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
  [*]Click OK.
  [*]Close My Computer.
• OasisBlue

  22 Nov 07, 14:53

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
  

  [*]Open My Computer.
  [*]Go to [b]Tools > Folder Options.
  [*]Select the View tab.
  [*]Scroll down to Hidden files and folders.
  [*]Select Do not show hidden files and folders.
  [*]Check (tick) Hide extensions of known file types.
  [*]Check (untick) Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
  [*]Click OK.
  [*]Close My Computer.

  [/b]

  Thank you very much!
• Cool-gal

  2 Jan 08, 01:02

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
  

  [*]Open My Computer.
  [*]Go to [b]Tools > Folder Options.
  [*]Select the View tab.
  [*]Scroll down to Hidden files and folders.
  [*]Select Do not show hidden files and folders.
  [*]Check (tick) Hide extensions of known file types.
  [*]Check (untick) Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
  [*]Click OK.
  [*]Close My Computer.

  [/b]

  u r genius, man..
  i was just abt to post a similar thread luckily i did a search.
  mayi, wad if i have deleted those files? cos i tot they are a nuisance and
  tot its ok to do without them, so is it ok??
  got one icon is desktop.ini
• ndmmxiaomayi

  2 Jan 08, 10:17

  Originally posted by Cool-gal:

  u r genius, man..
  i was just abt to post a similar thread luckily i did a search.
  mayi, wad if i have deleted those files? cos i tot they are a nuisance and
  tot its ok to do without them, so is it ok??
  got one icon is desktop.ini

  desktop.ini and thumbs.db files are harmless. No idea what Windows uses them for.
  
  But for any files in Windows or system32 folder... if you delete and they are not re-generated by Windows... either on next restart you can't start up Windows... or Windows will just keep screaming that some files can't load and it crashes then restart.... or nothing will happen until you start experiencing problems.
• GIB

  2 Jan 08, 12:30

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  desktop.ini and thumbs.db files are harmless. No idea what Windows uses them for.
  
  But for any files in Windows or system32 folder... if you delete and they are not re-generated by Windows... either on next restart you can't start up Windows... or Windows will just keep screaming that some files can't load and it crashes then restart.... or nothing will happen until you start experiencing problems.

  desktop.ini is for storing info on how to display a particular folder, like background images and what kind of view it should display for that folder. but it is only useful if you actually customised any folder.
  
  thumbs.db is for storing thumbnails of the images in that folder.