<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Scenario:</p>
<ul>
<li>Create new TXT file with name someFile</li>
<li>Notepad++ save it on the disk like someFile.txt</li>
<li>Click using mouse right button on this file tab and choose “rename”</li>
<li>Rename like someFile.important.comments (in windows browser in next string shows that file extension saves like TXT)</li>
<li>Click OK</li>
<li>expectation “someFile.important.comments.txt”, but have “someFile.important.comments”.</li>
</ul>
<p dir="auto">Now need to go in FAR and return file extension…</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/20670/notepad-changes-file-extension-when-filename-have-dots</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:02:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/20670.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 04:59:26 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots on Wed, 17 Feb 2021 23:44:53 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">&lt;Holy Hand Grenade&gt; All users should immediately disable Microsoft’s foolish “Extensions shouldn’t mean anything but still do so let’s just hide them” feature!  &lt;/Holy Hand Grenade&gt;  ;-)</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/63022</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/63022</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[snmnarum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 23:44:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots on Tue, 16 Feb 2021 09:15:06 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB" aria-label="Profile: Понькин-Михаил">@<bdi>Понькин-Михаил</bdi></a> said in <a href="/post/62920">Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p dir="auto">I found the reason! it depends from windows option - show file extension in explorer… Is it normal? I expected that notepad++ always shows full name with extension for “all types” and it have it’s own behaviour that not depends from windows explorer settings</p>
</blockquote>
<p dir="auto">Wow, that’s nice you found it!<br />
I can take a look and see if there is something that can be done to the save dialog.<br />
But it seems to me, this part is controlled by Windows and we have little impact on it.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62930</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62930</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mere-human]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 09:15:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots on Mon, 15 Feb 2021 20:03:42 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB" aria-label="Profile: Понькин-Михаил">@<bdi>Понькин-Михаил</bdi></a> said in <a href="/post/62920">Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots</a>:</p>
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<p dir="auto">… have it’s own behaviour that not depends from windows explorer settings</p>
</blockquote>
<p dir="auto">The Notepad++ file dialogs are not custom-designed – they a from Windows itself.  So… they are going to inherit functionality from Windows and its Explorer.</p>
<p dir="auto">You can (probably) confirm this by trying the same test in Notepad.exe.<br />
Or maybe I’m wrong. :-)</p>
<blockquote>
<p dir="auto">But in my case notepad++ removes extension part from name and i need to return in each time.</p>
</blockquote>
<p dir="auto">I’m not sure I’m following the data here.</p>
<p dir="auto">In the first case you have <em>some</em> <code>.</code> <em>txt</em></p>
<p dir="auto">In the second case you have <em>2021-02-15</em> <code>.</code> <em>Crapune</em><br />
(just an approximation).</p>
<p dir="auto">In each case you have <em>name</em> <code>.</code> <em>extension</em></p>
<p dir="auto">Just because you don’t think of <em>Crapune</em> as an extension, probably Windows does.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62922</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62922</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Kilborn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 20:03:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots on Mon, 15 Feb 2021 20:01:26 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB" aria-label="Profile: Понькин-Михаил">@<bdi>Понькин-Михаил</bdi></a> said in <a href="/post/62920">Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p dir="auto">I found the reason! it depends from windows option - show file extension in explorer… Is it normal? I expected that notepad++ always shows full name with extension for “all types” and it have it’s own behaviour that not depends from windows explorer settings</p>
</blockquote>
<p dir="auto">The windows standard dialogs use windows rules, and follow windows explorer settings, just like in every application that uses windows standard dialogs.  Notepad++ uses that windows standard dialog.</p>
<p dir="auto">Notepad++'s tab bar will show the full filename, with extension, regardless of that setting.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62921</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62921</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[PeterJones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 20:01:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots on Mon, 15 Feb 2021 19:52:40 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">No problem if i have some extension. Let i show you what happens.<br />
If i have file with hane some.txt and choose rename<br />
<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1613418247683-ee840e6f-7d6f-4be4-8e16-6d0691a7cc33-image.png" alt="ee840e6f-7d6f-4be4-8e16-6d0691a7cc33-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /><br />
then i have extension in name even if it all types<br />
<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1613418323884-e0ab3b09-690e-4521-a5db-d82f1a0cd260-image.png" alt="e0ab3b09-690e-4521-a5db-d82f1a0cd260-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto">But in my case notepad++ removes extension part from name and i need to return in each time.<br />
Why he remove extension only in this case?<br />
<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1613418413104-b139460c-b2cc-43e8-851c-41e2e43196cd-image.png" alt="b139460c-b2cc-43e8-851c-41e2e43196cd-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto">I found the reason! it depends from windows option - show file extension in explorer… Is it normal? I expected that notepad++ always shows full name with extension for “all types” and it have it’s own behaviour that not depends from windows explorer settings</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62920</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62920</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Понькин Михаил]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 19:52:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots on Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:24:51 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Users that want to use <code>.</code> in their filenames – apart from the “dot extension” part – are probably NOT going to be happy with Notepad++'s decision-making – unless they use the <em>Set Save dialog file extension filter to *.*</em> that Peter mentions, and type their dot-extension directly.  My 2c.</p>
<p dir="auto">These type of debates (with extension handling) have literally been going on for years in the Notepad++ community.  I think the judgment is that there might never be a way in Notepad++ to make all users happy.  :-(</p>
<blockquote>
<p dir="auto">The second moment that intresting for me. Why notepad++ on rename have All Types for TXT files, bu not Normal text file option?</p>
</blockquote>
<p dir="auto">As far as I remember, on renaming a file the filter is and has always been set to <code>*.*</code>, regardless of any preference setting state.  Notepad++ can’t read your mind – maybe you truly do want to change the file’s extension in the rename.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62897</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62897</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Kilborn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:24:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots on Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:59:06 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">v7.9.1 and v7.9.2 have the same option (though worded different) that works the same.  That option was new to v7.9.1.</p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="/assets/uploads/files/1613404678322-d210546a-3d20-4e25-9c41-3a8caaa81ae3-image.png" alt="d210546a-3d20-4e25-9c41-3a8caaa81ae3-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62892</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62892</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[PeterJones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:59:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots on Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:56:56 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB" aria-label="Profile: Понькин-Михаил">@<bdi>Понькин-Михаил</bdi></a> ,</p>
<p dir="auto">watch this animation for the effect of this option:<br />
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/GxYZEjY.gif" alt="https://i.imgur.com/GxYZEjY.gif" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62891</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62891</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[PeterJones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:56:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots on Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:50:49 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB" aria-label="Profile: Понькин-Михаил">@<bdi>Понькин-Михаил</bdi></a> ,</p>
<p dir="auto">Notepad++ v7.9.3 comes out-of-the box with <strong>Settings &gt; Preferences &gt; MISC &gt; ☐ Set save dialog extension filter to *.*</strong> disabled<br />
<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1613404062627-f90b6d12-072e-4f61-a417-31f2be546021-image.png" alt="f90b6d12-072e-4f61-a417-31f2be546021-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto">If you leave it disabled ☐, Save on a new file will default to Normal Text FIle and if you type <code>blah</code> as the file name, it will save <code>blah.txt</code> in your location.</p>
<p dir="auto">If you enable it ☑, <strong>Save</strong> on a new file will default to All Types, and you will have to manually type your selection or manually select the filetype before finishing the save.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62889</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62889</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[PeterJones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:50:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots on Mon, 15 Feb 2021 11:21:05 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/mere-human" aria-label="Profile: mere-human">@<bdi>mere-human</bdi></a> Can you show what you have?<br />
Because on 7.9.3 i have the same problem.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62880</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62880</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Понькин Михаил]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 11:21:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots on Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:08:29 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB" aria-label="Profile: Понькин-Михаил">@<bdi>Понькин-Михаил</bdi></a> I can’t reproduce it in version 7.9.2.<br />
<a href="https://im7.ezgif.com/tmp/ezgif-7-28a92f57c3bf.gif" rel="nofollow ugc">https://im7.ezgif.com/tmp/ezgif-7-28a92f57c3bf.gif</a></p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62869</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62869</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mere-human]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:08:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots on Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:31:59 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Maybe i gave bad test case. This one my test case.<br />
I have file - 2021-02-15. Старшие.txt<br />
When i choose “rename” notepad++ shows me name without extension with “All Types”<br />
Because of this i need to input extension everytime for this filename<br />
<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1613366909356-4bf1ace0-3cd1-494a-8f04-b506c1f40b93-image.png" alt="4bf1ace0-3cd1-494a-8f04-b506c1f40b93-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto">If i change extention to TXT, then notepad++ changes the name and i need to restore it.<br />
<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1613367044506-ef97c383-9410-42d8-90ad-bf04b714dc9f-image.png" alt="ef97c383-9410-42d8-90ad-bf04b714dc9f-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto">The second moment that intresting for me. Why notepad++ on rename have All Types for TXT files, bu not Normal text file option?</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62865</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62865</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Понькин Михаил]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:31:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots on Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:26:54 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Debug info:<br />
Notepad++ v7.9.1   (64-bit)<br />
Build time : Nov  2 2020 - 01:07:46<br />
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe<br />
Admin mode : OFF<br />
Local Conf mode : OFF<br />
OS Name : Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)<br />
OS Version : 1903<br />
OS Build : 18362.535<br />
Current ANSI codepage : 1251<br />
Plugins : DSpellCheck.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62864</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62864</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Понькин Михаил]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:26:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots on Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:28:57 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Which version do you use?<br />
Here you can copy all the debug info and attach it:<br />
<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1612272518161-e8d4f9c6-5f69-47bf-8644-5127426f9c2d-image.png" alt="e8d4f9c6-5f69-47bf-8644-5127426f9c2d-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62419</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/62419</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mere-human]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:28:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ changes file extension when filename have dots on Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:11:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB" aria-label="Profile: Понькин-Михаил">@<bdi>Понькин-Михаил</bdi></a></p>
<p dir="auto">Works for me, in N++ 7.9.2:</p>
<blockquote>
<p dir="auto">Create new TXT file with name someFile</p>
</blockquote>
<p dir="auto"><img src="/assets/uploads/files/1612271259951-5f31ef3f-3c39-4b2b-bc40-352bab7a6a1c-image.png" alt="5f31ef3f-3c39-4b2b-bc40-352bab7a6a1c-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<blockquote>
<p dir="auto">Notepad++ save it on the disk like someFile.txt</p>
</blockquote>
<p dir="auto"><img src="/assets/uploads/files/1612271302475-573fe619-202b-4e06-86d9-3473e7edce43-image.png" alt="573fe619-202b-4e06-86d9-3473e7edce43-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<blockquote>
<p dir="auto">Click using mouse right button on this file tab and choose “rename”<br />
Rename like someFile.important.comments</p>
</blockquote>
<p dir="auto"><img src="/assets/uploads/files/1612271344907-74ca766f-7137-4a30-8ebb-36285476a41b-image.png" alt="74ca766f-7137-4a30-8ebb-36285476a41b-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<blockquote>
<p dir="auto">Click OK</p>
</blockquote>
<p dir="auto">Actually, the button prompt is <em>Save</em></p>
<blockquote>
<p dir="auto">expectation “someFile.important.comments.txt”,</p>
</blockquote>
<p dir="auto"><img src="/assets/uploads/files/1612271414829-01085c9e-2b6e-4817-91db-ac5f72354676-image.png" alt="01085c9e-2b6e-4817-91db-ac5f72354676-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<blockquote>
<p dir="auto">but have “someFile.important.comments”</p>
</blockquote>
<p dir="auto">Not me!</p>
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