{"id":15208,"date":"2021-03-31T15:05:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T15:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/?p=15208"},"modified":"2021-03-31T15:34:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T15:34:46","slug":"how-to-enable-file-extensions-in-windows-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/kb\/article\/how-to-enable-file-extensions-in-windows-explorer","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable File Extensions in Windows Explorer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Select a <b>folder<\/b> and open it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-show-file-extension-on-folder-apps4rent-1.jpg\" style=\"border:1px solid\"><\/p>\n<p>Now click on <b>View<\/b> option and tick the checkbox for <b>File name extensions<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-show-file-extension-on-folder-apps4rent-hosting.jpg\" style=\"border:1px solid\"><\/p>\n<p>And all the files in the folder will be displayed with their extensions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-to-show-file-extension-on-folder-apps4rent.jpg\" style=\"border:1px solid\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select a folder and open it. 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