4 Ways To Corrupt A Word File

You can use any Office document you wish—the content doesn’t matter since nobody will be able to open the file.

Open the Windows search bar and type file options. Click File Explorer Options in the results list. Click the View tab at the top of the window. Remove the check mark from “Hide extensions for known file types” under “Advanced Settings. " Click OK.

Since you’ll be corrupting the file, be sure to choose one you don’t care about. You can also make a copy of the file before changing its extension if you wish to preserve it.

If you want to hide file extensions again, return to the View tab in File Explorer Options and check the “Hide extensions for known file types” box.

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Since you’ll be corrupting the file, be sure to choose one you don’t care about. You can also make a copy of the file before changing its extension if you wish to preserve it.

If you want to hide the file extensions in Finder, return to Finder > Preferences > Advanced and remove the check mark from “Show all filename extensions. "