Windows 10: JPG file on Shared network drive has generic file extension, Windows 10

I was hoping someone might be able to assist me here. I have been browsing the web, with no success.


I have hundreds of JPG images stored on a network drive, mapped to my work AD account. Today I noticed that the software I use could not automatically locate any of the JPG images, as it does normally. Upon inspection, it seems that all of those files are now listed as that Generic 'FILE' type.


The odd thing is that I can set my folder options to show extensions, and manually add (not change) the 'JPG' extension to resolve each one. Unfortunately, this fix is not practical due the amount of photos on that share.


My IT evaluated my access rights, and it seems nothing has changed. I have not been removed or otherwise cut from the user-group who have read/write access to that share.


Any assistance with this would be great appreciated!








***Modified Title from: JPG Images that were stored on a shared network drive, now have no extension. (Generic FILE Type)***

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

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SHARING FILES WITH WINDOWS 7

Hello,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

• Have you made any changes on your PC?
• Did you perform any Windows update recently?
• Are you connected to Domain network?

I suggest you to try the below steps and check if that helps.

1. To share files over file explorer refer the following
   
   article.
2. Refer article for
   file sharing over a network.

Hope it helps.

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File sharing help

Does your router have a USB port? Mine lets you just plug in a thumb drive with files on it ,and they can be accessed from any device on the network. Dont know if this has been tried, if it has just ignore