Transferring files from a Mac to a PC

[John Chamberlain]

This may not belong in this forum, but it is the nearest thing I could find.

 

I had three files, created on my Mac, that I wanted to transfer to my friend's PC. One file copied OK, but the other two copied as Adobe Reader files. Anybody know why this happened?

[OlgerDiekstra]

Probably because those other two files are associated to Adobe Reader on the PC. On Windows, apps can set themselves as the default app for a particular extension. Ie, Adobe Reader is a pdf reader so will become the default reader for pdf files, unless you choose another app.

[John Chamberlain]

Perhaps, but the two that did not copy properly had a .fmp extension - the one that did copy had an .fp7 extension - BTW, both the Mac and the PC have FMP 11 installed. Also, no FMP files were on the PC until I tried to put them on today.

[comment]

the two that did not copy properly had a .fmp extension

 

.fmp extension is NOT associated with Filemaker Pro - so it's no wonder that the files weren't recognized as Filemaker Pro files.