The suffix in files
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You don't.... if you want your computer to run. That's called the file extension, and it identifies to windows what type of file it is (ie text, video, program/executable, webpage, and a thousand others.
You can have windows hide the file extensions from view, but you really shouldn't. It's a common trick with virus spreaders to name a file something like "hotpic.jpg.exe". Windows will ignore the ".jpg" thrown in the middle of the name (jpg/jpeg is a file extension for pictures), and only recognize the extension at the very end. If you have file extensions hidden, all you will see is "hotpic.jpg", which looks to you like a picture.... but when you go to open it, it actually runs a program, and you have a virus.
If you do want to hide them (not advised), go to Start>Settings>Control Panel>Folder Options, select the view tab, scroll down and check the box "Hide extensions for known file types."
You can have windows hide the file extensions from view, but you really shouldn't. It's a common trick with virus spreaders to name a file something like "hotpic.jpg.exe". Windows will ignore the ".jpg" thrown in the middle of the name (jpg/jpeg is a file extension for pictures), and only recognize the extension at the very end. If you have file extensions hidden, all you will see is "hotpic.jpg", which looks to you like a picture.... but when you go to open it, it actually runs a program, and you have a virus.
If you do want to hide them (not advised), go to Start>Settings>Control Panel>Folder Options, select the view tab, scroll down and check the box "Hide extensions for known file types."
If you want to actually get rid of those extensions, you can't use Windows. If you want to use Windows, you have to use filename extensions.
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