files saved on memory stick on pc show as original file name followed by .XML for example tester.doc.XML, is there any reason? I cant open these on mac, if i put it back in PC is shows file as normal without .XML. Confused.com any ideas.
MacBook Pro, iOS 6.0.2
You may need Microsoft Office (Word) to view the file.
Did you try changing the name - specifically the suffix?
I have MS office for mac on my MacBook. It doesn't just do it with .doc everything on the thumb shows as .xls after the xls, doc,PDF etc. I have tried deleting the .xls nothing works
xls is an Excel file
doc is Word
pdf is Adobe Reader or Acrobat, or OSX Preview
xml is a markup language (not normally used for a data file)
How did you make these .xml files
I have files on my work laptop (PC) e.g. document1.doc (word document), I then save it to my memory stick (which i have reformatted, I also tried my external disk drive) and then take that to my macbook, plug it in and in finder it then shows as document1.doc.XML, which i cannot open. It happens to all types of files, it just seems to add .XML on the end of everything.
Delete the .xml extension from a doc.xml file, does Word open it now?
No it doesn't work it just tries to open file using browser. Same for all files if I delete the XML including xls PDF etc.
Then your copies are bad, not just an incorrect extension, copy one again and try that. Also try opening the copy on the PC that they came from
files saved on memory stick on pc show as original file name followed by .XML and i cannot open why
