Thread: [Solved] My Word files are now stored as Mac not Windows. Need to convert!
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Old 05-02-2021, 04:33 AM
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A file named 'minutes-04-10-27' wouldn't change to 'minutes.04.10.27' when moving from a Mac to a PC. The implication, therefore, is that the periods were there all along. You really shouldn't use periods in filenames - they should only be used to differentiate the filename from the extension. The use of periods in filenames was at one time a common malware exploit, used to hide the the types of files the malware really were.
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