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How to Change File Extensions on iPad & iPhone

Mar 30, 2023 - 1 Comment
Change file extension on iPad or iPhone in Files app

You can now change file extensions of any files, documents, or items contained within the Files app on iPhone or iPad. In order to change file extensions on your iOS or iPadOS device you will first need to make sure you show file extensions in Files app on iPad or iPhone if you haven’t done … Read More

How to Show File Extensions on iPad & iPhone in Files App

Dec 2, 2022 - Leave a Comment
File extensions showing on iPad and iPhone Files app

The Files app on iPad and iPhone offers the ability to always show file extensions, making it easy to determine what file types certain documents or files are, and is a welcome feature for power users and those who simply like to see file extensions and file types at a glance when looking at file … Read More

How to Change File Extensions of Files via Command Line in Mac OS

May 12, 2017 - 6 Comments
Moving cursor by word at command line of Mac Terminal

Command line users may find it helpful to change and rename the file extension of a group of files in a directory. For example, let’s say you have a batch of files with the file extension “.txt” but you want all of those the file extensions to be “.py” instead. That’s what we’re going to … Read More

How to Batch Change File Extensions in Mac OS

Nov 8, 2016 - 22 Comments
File extensions have been changed for all selected files

Have you ever wanted to change a group of files file extensions in Mac OS? For example, lets say you wanted to change a bunch files with a .htm extension to .html, or a group of files from extension tie .JPEG to .PNG. We’ll show you how to easily batch change a group of file … Read More

Add a File Extension to a Group of Files from the Command Line in Mac OS X

Nov 22, 2012 - 11 Comments
Add file extension to a group of files in Mac OS X

The quickest way to add a file extension to a group of files that don’t currently have one is by using the command line in Mac OS X. In the example below, we’ll add a “.txt” extension to all files in a single directory, but subbing .txt in the command string will add a different … Read More

Disable the File Extension Change Warning in Mac OS X

Apr 11, 2012 - 3 Comments
File Extension change warning in OS X

Assuming you have file extensions shown in the OS X Finder, attempting to change a file extension causes a warning dialog with a confirmation box to appear. The warning text says “Are you sure you want to change the extension from (this) to (that)?” then giving you two choices; keep the current file extension, or … Read More

Show File Name Extensions in Mac OS X

Jan 13, 2012 - 11 Comments
File extensions shown in Mac OS X

File extensions (like .jpg, .txt, .pdf, etc) make it easy to see what a specific file type format is, but as many Mac users notice, those file extensions are hidden by default in Mac OS X. While hiding the format suffix makes for a cleaner user experience and is fine for many users, it can … Read More

Accept File Extension Changes in Mac OS X with Command-U Keystroke

Jan 2, 2010 - 3 Comments
Finder icon on the Mac

When you go to change the file extension in Mac OS X you will get a dialog box notifying you that by changing a file type it may open in another application. Chances are if you are changing the file extension deliberately, you did this intentionally and the warning is not necessary, but it’s shown … Read More

Change File Associations in Mac OS X

Oct 25, 2009 - 31 Comments

It really drives me nuts when files can be of the same kind but different type open different apps, I want to open all my images in Preview and all my video files in VLC. You can make Mac OS X open every file of a certain format type with a certain application by changing … Read More

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