Expert: LizaL - 11/26/2004

Question
i am using windows xp. they do have the extension jpg. they can be opened like the other jpg but when i try to move the files to another location i get the message are you sure you wnat to move the system file ie 1360.jpg? also when i right click on properties on the file i can not find anyway to somehow change these. the program it opens with windows picture and fax like the others.


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Followup To
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hope you can answer this question as it is not exactly your catogory.

for some reason i have many of the jpeg files that i have saved as system files. they can still be opened and viewed. i have tried to change them back to normal but can not. any idea what to do? thanking you in advance.
Answer -
Hi -- I can try and answer your question, but I do need some additional information.

Can you explain to me what you mean by "system files?" Are you working on a PC or a Mac? What do these files look like -- that is, what is their icon, when you look at them unopened? What kind of file extension do they have (as in .jpg, .gif)? Are these pictures that you've taken, or downloaded -- that is, are these your personal pictures? And when you say "change them back to normal," what do you mean by "normal?"

Please let me know exactly what you mean and I'll be more than happy to help!

Thanks,

Lisa

Answer
Hi again!

It sounds like you're viewing the pictures through the Microsoft Photo Viewer, and not Photoshop. Try opening Photoshop, then go to the Photoshop File pulldown menu and select Open. Navigate to where you have these images stored, and see if you can open them that way.

If you can, instead of trying to drag them to move them to another location, try instead using the Save As... command, which is also found under the File menu. Open an image, select Save As... and then choose another location for the file. Repeat the process for all the files you want to move. Once you've saved them to where you need them to be, then you can go back and trash the original files. But make sure you've copied them first.

Hope this helps!

Lisa