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Question

WPS

Nov 10, 2014 7:11AM PST

Six months ago I purchased a new computer and backedup my old computer on a Seagate Slim portable drive. When I tried to open a file that is backedup on the Seagate portable drive I found that all of the files had been stored as WPS files. My new computer has Win 8.1 OS and can't open these WPS files. Is there a way I can convert these WPS files to something I can open?

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Ask Seagate.
Nov 10, 2014 7:19AM PST

The lesson over the years is to never trust backups to:

1. Microsoft.
2. Proprietary apps (Seagate!)
3. One drive or single location.

Some folk learn this the hard way.
Bob

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PS. More about
Nov 11, 2014 9:51PM PST
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These file are Microsoft Works
Nov 11, 2014 9:47PM PST
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Re: WPS files
Nov 11, 2014 10:15PM PST

- Can you tell what exactly you mean with a "WPS file"?
- What kind of files were it on the old computer? Pictures, music, executables?
- How did you open those files on the old computer?

Kees

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WPS Files
Nov 13, 2014 2:21AM PST

WPS files are Microsoft Works files. The files were originally various files like .doc .jpg etc. After I backed up all of the files on the old hard drive on to the Seagate Slim Portable Drive I discovered that all of the files had been converted to various file types that Win 8.1 can't open.

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Re: wps files
Nov 13, 2014 2:59AM PST

So during the backup the extension was changed from .doc, .jpg etc to .wbs? Then simply rename them back. It's strange enough the extension changed, but it would be much, much stranger if the content was changed also. For me, converting is quite different from renaming.

Kees

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take ownership
Nov 12, 2014 6:15AM PST