picture saved as just a file instead of an image

EG
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Emily_Gustafson
May 3, 2008
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I saved a picture on photoshop, turned off my computer, and when I turned it back on, I found that my picture was no longer a ‘.PSD’ file but just a file that cannot be opened by my Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. Is there any way I can change the file back to a PSD or just a regular JPEG?

Thanks,
Emily
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John Joslin
May 3, 2008
Does the file have an extension?
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Phosphor
May 3, 2008
And by "turned off my computer" do you mean "I properly quit out of all applications and shut down"?

Or, did you just power your system off, or did you put your system to sleep?

Just to make sure you know, Emily: It’s never a good idea to shut down your entire system without first properly quitting all running operations.
EG
Emily_Gustafson
May 9, 2008
No, to the best of my knowledge, it doesn’t.
EG
Emily_Gustafson
May 9, 2008
All the programs I had started, I closed before I shut down.
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johntolliday
May 9, 2008
G’day Emily

Can you rename the file and add .psd to it and then see if it opens?

regards

John
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Don_McCahill
May 9, 2008
Right click on the file icon on your desktop (or wherever it is) and that should tell you what type of file it is.

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