Do you hide extensions of known types?
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not just tell me the extensions. But tell me where the hidden files are. Oh and the system files. YES I do want/NEED to know where they are. I have had some real issues in not knowing a file was where it was supposed to be. And yes I want the ext. I actually use text not the little icon picture over there. And furthermore I want a menu and I want windows 98 SE. That last was almost a truth. The first part was certainly true.
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I want my menu. Yes I'm talking to you Explorer, and to you Firefox. Return my menu unharmed and I promise I will be merciful and forgiving.
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I always disable that option on explorer windows, as it drives me nuts, for example, I end up thinking that "foo.exe" is the application when it's actually "foo.exe.config" I prefer to see exactly what the file name is rather than have to move my eyeballs over to the "Type" column. What about you? Marc
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I unhide extensions on every computer I touch, I don't care if it's mine or not. This "feature" was a boon the virus industry. ClickMe.exe... It's right up there with book burning. Keeping people stupid is not a good strategy.
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I always disable that option on explorer windows, as it drives me nuts, for example, I end up thinking that "foo.exe" is the application when it's actually "foo.exe.config" I prefer to see exactly what the file name is rather than have to move my eyeballs over to the "Type" column. What about you? Marc
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I always disable that option on explorer windows, as it drives me nuts, for example, I end up thinking that "foo.exe" is the application when it's actually "foo.exe.config" I prefer to see exactly what the file name is rather than have to move my eyeballs over to the "Type" column. What about you? Marc
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I always disable that option on explorer windows, as it drives me nuts, for example, I end up thinking that "foo.exe" is the application when it's actually "foo.exe.config" I prefer to see exactly what the file name is rather than have to move my eyeballs over to the "Type" column. What about you? Marc
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Hah! That's the first thing that I change on a new PC... then I take a screenshot of the desktop, set it as the desktop background, and auto-hide the taskbar. :-D
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I always disable that option on explorer windows, as it drives me nuts, for example, I end up thinking that "foo.exe" is the application when it's actually "foo.exe.config" I prefer to see exactly what the file name is rather than have to move my eyeballs over to the "Type" column. What about you? Marc
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On a new Windows PC my first steps are to switch some settings like this and also "Hide System Files and Folders"...
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Same thing. It's normally one of the first things I change (even on other people's computer if they ask me to fix something ;) ) I really don't understand why hiding extensions is the default...
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I really don't understand why hiding extensions is the default..
It is the default because average Joe User doesn't know what the extensions mean. And face it, there are more Joe Users than developers by at least three orders of magnitude (if not more).
Fletcher Glenn
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I always disable that option on explorer windows, as it drives me nuts, for example, I end up thinking that "foo.exe" is the application when it's actually "foo.exe.config" I prefer to see exactly what the file name is rather than have to move my eyeballs over to the "Type" column. What about you? Marc
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Another alternative is to skip Explorer. I moved to Total Commander ages ago and never looked back.
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Same here, I only use Explorer on computers I don't have ownership of. TotalCmd helps me in everyday work so much, I was very happy when I discovered my company has a license.
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I always disable that option on explorer windows, as it drives me nuts, for example, I end up thinking that "foo.exe" is the application when it's actually "foo.exe.config" I prefer to see exactly what the file name is rather than have to move my eyeballs over to the "Type" column. What about you? Marc
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I always disable that option on explorer windows, as it drives me nuts, for example, I end up thinking that "foo.exe" is the application when it's actually "foo.exe.config" I prefer to see exactly what the file name is rather than have to move my eyeballs over to the "Type" column. What about you? Marc
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