Explorer keeps hiding the last part of file extension

AlexandrePRBR · 17 Mar 2013

Already followed all the steps showed in this topic, including this Diagnose and repair Windows File and Folder Problems automatically, and my Windows still doesn't shows all file type extensions.

I have some folders like named like this c:\folder\version\0.8.4 but Explorer keeps hiding the last part, after the last dot.

Thanks in advance and sorry about my poor english.

**Pauly** · 17 Mar 2013

There is a setting that hides known file extensions, is there a pattern to what is missing or is it random

Can you give a few examples
What is missing of the path you typed above

Gary · 17 Mar 2013

c:\folder\version\0.8

So you are saying the above is what you see?

AlexandrePRBR · 17 Mar 2013

For example:

These are the properties of the folders "nome":

At the first image you can see a .PDF file. I really don't understand why folders are not showing extensions. Already checked all options as suggested on the old topic.

Gary said:

c:\folder\version\0.8

So you are saying the above is what you see?

Yes. A folder named as C:\folder\version\0.8.4 shows as you say.

Gary · 17 Mar 2013

It says that the third file is a .PDF the first two are empty files.

AlexandrePRBR · 17 Mar 2013

Those folders are:

"E:\Nova pasta\nome.12" and "E:\Nova pasta\nome.abc"

Gary · 17 Mar 2013

You have them in your root directory E: and they show as 0 Byte files. My PDF files are in H:\My Documents\PDF File XXXX

lehnerus2000 · 17 Mar 2013

I know this isn't a fix for your problem, but as a temporary workaround, why not substitute a different character for the dot in folder names?

For example, replace "." with "_" or "-".

You could also put brackets around numbers.
For example, c:\folder\version\(0.8.4) or change the path to c:\folder\version(0.8.4).

AlexandrePRBR · 17 Mar 2013

Maybe I'm not clear. Sorry, english is not my native language.

If i have any word document in a folder, i see the file with the extension .doc because I have unchecked the "hide extentions for know file types" option.

My problem is:

If I create a folder using any extension in name, that extension is not showed.

A folder "C:\test.123" will be showed as "C:\test".
A folder "C:\test.123.a" will be showed as "C:\test.123".

Gary · 17 Mar 2013

Go to your folder options and just reset everything to default like the highlight shows in the image:

Explorer keeps hiding the last part of file extension

Explorer keeps hiding the last part of file extension

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