How to know a type (extention) of a file with lost file name?

What do you mean "lost file name?"


"Dmitriy Kopnichev" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| Hello
| How to know a type (extension) of a file with lost file
name?
|
|

Dmitriy Kopnichev wrote:

> Hello
> How to know a type (extension) of a file with lost file name?

Try right-clicking on the file and then left-clicking Properties. If
that doesn't help, then open the file in Notepad and see if you can
glean any clues from that. If that doesn't help, just delete it and
move on.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"

DirectCD Scandisk recovered files, but didn't recovered the file names. It
gave them all a rec extension.
"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
news:%[email protected]..

> What do you mean "lost file name?"
>
>
> "Dmitriy Kopnichev" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:OLt%[email protected]..
> | Hello
> | How to know a type (extension) of a file with lost file
> name?
> |
> |
>
>

The files were recovered by DirectCD Scandisk. The Scandisk gave them all
the rec extention and a serial number as a file name.
"Harry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:288d01c3e1b9$2e711c70$[email protected]..

> Try right-clicking on the filename and then click
> properties.
>
> I've had (perhaps) similar problems with certain
> application software that can not support the same
> filespec size as Win XP. This tends to happen when you
> let the XP Wizards do things for you. Specifically, in
> my case, letting the Wizards download digital images from
> a digital camera to the PC, if you do not pay attention
> to the filespec L-E-N-G-T-H that the Wizard generates for
> you, you may at some point exceed the filespec length
> limitation of a particular application, such that you see
> the file OK via Windows Explorer, but when you try to
> open it via the application sw, it responds "file not
> found". If this is the case, then the solution is to
> simply go into Explorer and rename some of the FOLDER
> names, such that the new names are much S-H-O-R-T-E-R in
> length.
>
>

> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hello
> >How to know a type (extension) of a file with lost file

> name?

> >
> >
> >.
> >

Many of those files will be fragments and you may not be
able to use them. Suggest you contact Roxio tech support.

You may also need the services of DriveSavers or similar
file recovery firm.


"Dmitriy Kopnichev" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:%23$[email protected]..
| The files were recovered by DirectCD Scandisk. The
Scandisk gave them all
| the rec extention and a serial number as a file name.
| "Harry" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
| news:288d01c3e1b9$2e711c70$[email protected]..
| > Try right-clicking on the filename and then click
| > properties.
| >
| > I've had (perhaps) similar problems with certain
| > application software that can not support the same
| > filespec size as Win XP. This tends to happen when you
| > let the XP Wizards do things for you. Specifically, in
| > my case, letting the Wizards download digital images
from
| > a digital camera to the PC, if you do not pay attention
| > to the filespec L-E-N-G-T-H that the Wizard generates
for
| > you, you may at some point exceed the filespec length
| > limitation of a particular application, such that you
see
| > the file OK via Windows Explorer, but when you try to
| > open it via the application sw, it responds "file not
| > found". If this is the case, then the solution is to
| > simply go into Explorer and rename some of the FOLDER
| > names, such that the new names are much S-H-O-R-T-E-R in
| > length.
| >
| >
| > >-----Original Message-----
| > >Hello
| > >How to know a type (extension) of a file with lost file
| > name?
| > >
| > >
| > >.
| > >
|
|

Most of them are not fragments, but whole files. IsoBuster can recognize the
file type of the files it recovered by itself. Could I use IsoBuster somehow
to determine the rec file type?
"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
news:%23Mxs%[email protected]..

> Many of those files will be fragments and you may not be
> able to use them. Suggest you contact Roxio tech support.
>
> You may also need the services of DriveSavers or similar
> file recovery firm.
>
>
> "Dmitriy Kopnichev" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:%23$[email protected]..
> | The files were recovered by DirectCD Scandisk. The
> Scandisk gave them all
> | the rec extention and a serial number as a file name.
> | "Harry" <[email protected]> wrote in
> message
> | news:288d01c3e1b9$2e711c70$[email protected]..
> | > Try right-clicking on the filename and then click
> | > properties.
> | >
> | > I've had (perhaps) similar problems with certain
> | > application software that can not support the same
> | > filespec size as Win XP. This tends to happen when you
> | > let the XP Wizards do things for you. Specifically, in
> | > my case, letting the Wizards download digital images
> from
> | > a digital camera to the PC, if you do not pay attention
> | > to the filespec L-E-N-G-T-H that the Wizard generates
> for
> | > you, you may at some point exceed the filespec length
> | > limitation of a particular application, such that you
> see
> | > the file OK via Windows Explorer, but when you try to
> | > open it via the application sw, it responds "file not
> | > found". If this is the case, then the solution is to
> | > simply go into Explorer and rename some of the FOLDER
> | > names, such that the new names are much S-H-O-R-T-E-R in
> | > length.
> | >
> | >
> | > >-----Original Message-----
> | > >Hello
> | > >How to know a type (extension) of a file with lost file
> | > name?
> | > >
> | > >
> | > >.
> | > >
> |
> |
>
>

Well, you could try different extensions to see what you
get, you should have some idea of what file types you had.
Start with .doc, mp3, what ever types you expect to recover.

You don't care about .exe or .dl files because you can get
those from installation CDs.

DirectCD scandisk is for CD-RW disks, but are you trying to
recover files on a hard drive? If it is on a CD-RW, why not
just make another from the original source?


"Dmitriy Kopnichev" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
| Most of them are not fragments, but whole files. IsoBuster
can recognize the
| file type of the files it recovered by itself. Could I use
IsoBuster somehow
| to determine the rec file type?
| "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
in message
| news:%23Mxs%[email protected]..
| > Many of those files will be fragments and you may not be
| > able to use them. Suggest you contact Roxio tech
support.
| >
| > You may also need the services of DriveSavers or similar
| > file recovery firm.
| >
| >
| > "Dmitriy Kopnichev" <[email protected]> wrote in message
| > news:%23$[email protected]..
| > | The files were recovered by DirectCD Scandisk. The
| > Scandisk gave them all
| > | the rec extention and a serial number as a file name.
| > | "Harry" <[email protected]> wrote in
| > message
| > | news:288d01c3e1b9$2e711c70$[email protected]..
| > | > Try right-clicking on the filename and then click
| > | > properties.
| > | >
| > | > I've had (perhaps) similar problems with certain
| > | > application software that can not support the same
| > | > filespec size as Win XP. This tends to happen when
you
| > | > let the XP Wizards do things for you. Specifically,
in
| > | > my case, letting the Wizards download digital images
| > from
| > | > a digital camera to the PC, if you do not pay
attention
| > | > to the filespec L-E-N-G-T-H that the Wizard
generates
| > for
| > | > you, you may at some point exceed the filespec
length
| > | > limitation of a particular application, such that
you
| > see
| > | > the file OK via Windows Explorer, but when you try
to
| > | > open it via the application sw, it responds "file
not
| > | > found". If this is the case, then the solution is
to
| > | > simply go into Explorer and rename some of the
FOLDER
| > | > names, such that the new names are much
S-H-O-R-T-E-R in
| > | > length.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > >-----Original Message-----
| > | > >Hello
| > | > >How to know a type (extension) of a file with lost
file
| > | > name?
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | > >.
| > | > >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

I'm not trying to recover files on a hard drive. The files were recovered
from a CD-RW but without their file names. The files are on a CD-RW now too.
There's no the original source. I saved files on the CD-RW to work with the
files on home and office computers.
"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..

> Well, you could try different extensions to see what you
> get, you should have some idea of what file types you had.
> Start with .doc, mp3, what ever types you expect to recover.
>
> You don't care about .exe or .dl files because you can get
> those from installation CDs.
>
> DirectCD scandisk is for CD-RW disks, but are you trying to
> recover files on a hard drive? If it is on a CD-RW, why not
> just make another from the original source?
>
>
> "Dmitriy Kopnichev" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
> | Most of them are not fragments, but whole files. IsoBuster
> can recognize the
> | file type of the files it recovered by itself. Could I use
> IsoBuster somehow
> | to determine the rec file type?
> | "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
> in message
> | news:%23Mxs%[email protected]..
> | > Many of those files will be fragments and you may not be
> | > able to use them. Suggest you contact Roxio tech
> support.
> | >
> | > You may also need the services of DriveSavers or similar
> | > file recovery firm.
> | >
> | >
> | > "Dmitriy Kopnichev" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> | > news:%23$[email protected]..
> | > | The files were recovered by DirectCD Scandisk. The
> | > Scandisk gave them all
> | > | the rec extention and a serial number as a file name.
> | > | "Harry" <[email protected]> wrote in
> | > message
> | > | news:288d01c3e1b9$2e711c70$[email protected]..
> | > | > Try right-clicking on the filename and then click
> | > | > properties.
> | > | >
> | > | > I've had (perhaps) similar problems with certain
> | > | > application software that can not support the same
> | > | > filespec size as Win XP. This tends to happen when
> you
> | > | > let the XP Wizards do things for you. Specifically,
> in
> | > | > my case, letting the Wizards download digital images
> | > from
> | > | > a digital camera to the PC, if you do not pay
> attention
> | > | > to the filespec L-E-N-G-T-H that the Wizard
> generates
> | > for
> | > | > you, you may at some point exceed the filespec
> length
> | > | > limitation of a particular application, such that
> you
> | > see
> | > | > the file OK via Windows Explorer, but when you try
> to
> | > | > open it via the application sw, it responds "file
> not
> | > | > found". If this is the case, then the solution is
> to
> | > | > simply go into Explorer and rename some of the
> FOLDER
> | > | > names, such that the new names are much
> S-H-O-R-T-E-R in
> | > | > length.
> | > | >
> | > | >
> | > | > >-----Original Message-----
> | > | > >Hello
> | > | > >How to know a type (extension) of a file with lost
> file
> | > | > name?
> | > | > >
> | > | > >
> | > | > >.
> | > | > >
> | > |
> | > |
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
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