When transferring photos to PC, why are multiple file extensions for same photo or video.

I'm so sick of people saying "it's a live photo"..... live photos don't last 3 minutes long....

I've gotten .MOV .MP4 and HEVC for video

and photos I get .PNG .HEIC and .JPG

I understand all these files, what I don't understand it why an image or video file will have 2-3 of the same file with ZERO differences..

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Posted on Jan 28, 2021 8:00 AM

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