Now you can change file extensions of any recordsdata, paperwork, or objects contained throughout the Information app on iPhone or iPad.
To be able to change file extensions in your iOS or iPadOS system you’ll first must ensure you present file extensions in Information app on iPad or iPhone when you haven’t accomplished that already.
Tips on how to Change File Extensions in Information App on iPhone & iPad
- Allow the visibility of file extensions in Information app so as to see the file extension(s) you need to change by going to the view menu and selecting View Choices > Present File Extensions
- Faucet and lengthy press on the file / title you need to change the extension for and select “Renamea”, or on iPad Information app hit the Return key after you choose the file to vary the file extension for
- Change the file extension to what you need similar to renaming some other file, however targeted on the extension portion of the file title (for instance from textual content.txt to textual content.rtf or no matter)
- Select to make use of the brand new file extension if requested to verify the file extension change
There you go, you’ve modified the file extension within the Information app.
Keep in mind that altering a file extension is not going to change the file kind itself, it solely modifications the file affiliation. For instance when you change the file extension of a .doc file to .jpg, it is not going to convert the doc to a jpg, however it will change the app that the file will try and open in, and never essentially efficiently.
The Information app on iOS and iPadOS is just not almost as sturdy because the Finder app on MacOS, and although we will lastly change file extensions and present them within the Information app, you possibly can’t but do issues like batch change file extensions but, however maybe that may are available a future model of iOS and iPadOS.
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