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    How to find the correct extension for old files which now appear as Unix Executable

    Thanks for your reply sGilbert. I tried adding the SFX extension and opening in Archiver but that didn't work. Perhaps this is because it is the creator code (not the extension) that is SFX! - four digits with the last being an exclamation point (not a capital i)
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    How to find the correct extension for old files which now appear as Unix Executable

    OK, I did some research on how to use Terminal and finally found the Creator Codes for the files. Most have the creator code MAXm, which I have found belongs to Paperport (I used to own an old Paperport scanner) so now I am on my way with these. Three files had the creator code SFX...
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    How to find the correct extension for old files which now appear as Unix Executable

    Thank you both for your suggestions. Midijeep - I have tried TextWrangler and it gives me a couple of pages of what is (to me) nonsense. I could find no references to anything recognizable. artov - I have never used the Terminal app. I presume that "cd to the Archive folder" means to...
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    How to find the correct extension for old files which now appear as Unix Executable

    I have several files which have sat on my computer(s) for 10-15 years in an Archive folder and which now all appear as Unix Executable Files. Some are sound files, others scans and text documents. I have tried adding what I thought were correct extensions to them, but have had no luck in...
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