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i set the default app by file type of .txt to editor

Anonymous
2021-05-02T17:40:21+00:00

HI, i set the default app by file type of .txt to editor by accident and now there isn't .txt at the end of a text file when i make a new one so if i want to make python code i would need to replace the .txt with .py but i cant do that anymore does anybody know how to fix this?

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  1. DaveM121 867.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2021-05-03T07:39:12+00:00

    Hi SkyK-F

    If you want to break the file associations on those files, and set them back to nothing, there is no way to do that with Windows, here is a trick that will do that for you, basically, you create a dummy exe file, then associate those file types to that dummy exe, then delete the dummy exe and restart (not shut down) your PC, that will break those associations . .

    1

    Open Windows File Explorer

    On the view Ribbon (tab) check the box marked 'File Name Extensions'

    Close File Explorer

    2

    Right click your Desktop and choose New - Text File

    Right click that text file and choose rename, then change the file extension on that new file from .txt to .exe

    Confirm the change

    3

    For each of those file types, right click and choose Open With

    Then navigate the menus to associate that file type to the dummy exe

    4

    Delete the dummy exe file on your Desktop and restart your PC

    The file associations will then be broken!

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-05-03T07:30:40+00:00

    hi i was talking about .m4 files not .mp4 and the C++ were set to nothing

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  3. DaveM121 867.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2021-05-03T06:52:54+00:00

    Hi SkyK-F

    This is very strange, what happened on your PC when all these file types got set to Editor an what Editor are you referring to?

    If that is a programming IDE, I can understand the C++ files being set, but not MP4, you should be able to reset MP4 from the Settings App, what was the C++ files set to before Editor?

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-05-03T06:42:53+00:00

    Hi Dave this has helped alot but alot of files like .m4 .cpp .h .in  etx have also been set to editer and .ac even to internet explorer do you know why this could be?

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  5. DaveM121 867.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2021-05-02T18:14:46+00:00

    Hi SkyK-F

    I am Dave, an Independent Advisor, I will help you with this . . .

    Click the link below to download a reg file

    https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/tutorials...

    Right click that reg file and select 'Merge, then confirm the merge

    After you restart your PC, that will fix the file associations on txt files

    However, you mention you cannot add a .py file extension to a file, are you sure you do not have File Extensions hidden, that would be the only explanation I can think of for that

    Open File Explorer, on the View Ribbon, is 'File Name Extensions' turned on?

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