Unix Executable files - need help to open

hello

i have the same problem and it's urgent to solve it. suddenly my external hard disk does not read a folder which contains video files.

how can i solve it ... what is the extension of mac folder

thanks

That typically happens when you receive a file that does not have an extension, so the OS doesn't know what it is. Select the file and choose File -> Get Info in the finder. What is shown in the Name & Extension field? If there is no extension, that's the problem. You would need to add an extension, though the problem is knowing what extension to add.

Not really, because I would presume that such software could open files of many different types. There are a lot of different video types, and thus many possible video file extensions. Where did the file come from? If it's from someone else, you need to ask them what type of file it is, and what extension it ought to have.

One thing you could try is to drop one of the files on to the vlc video player. If the file is truely a video file then odds are vlc will figure that out and be able to play it. It also has a menu to tell you info about the file so you could figure out what kind of file it actually is.

In the case of windows .wmv files you should add Flip4Mac. That would allow you to play those with QuickTime.

Similarly add Perian to add more power to QuickTime so that it too could possibly handle those files like vlc.

Yeah, Windows won't work any better if there's no extension. I was considering recommending VLC, as X423424X did, but wasn't sure if that would work without an extension. However, as that came to mind for both of us, it's worth a try.

Where did the video come from?

Launch Terminal from your Utilities folder, type "file " (file then space without the quotes)...drag the file to the terminal window. Hit "Enter". Post the output here.

It's an .avi file.

Yep.

You're welcome.