In hand: there are thousands of computer file extensions. In the dark corners of a computer, strange file extensions lurk. Reuben Schwarz explains what they are. If you've ever taken a look around ...

New installations of Windows hide all file extensions, except for Windows components, that would appear in Explorer or an application dialog box that displays file names. File extensions are ...

A file extension is a suffix that is added to the end of a file name after a dot. It is usually two to four letters long. File extensions help Windows and other operating systems to know the standard ...

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Microsoft hides file extensions in Windows by default even though it's a security risk that is commonly abused by phishing emails and malware distributors to trick people into opening malicious files.

I have the Finder set to "Hide extensions" and I never deal with this. On that odd occaission where there is a problem, a simple check of "Name & Extension" in the Get Info panel solves all.