Board Thread:Support Requests - Getting Technical/@comment-45310000-20200418011510/@comment-45310000-20200418022025

Andrewds1021 wrote: That said, I think keeping the extensions on other types of files is important as it allows users to easily identify the format. For whatever reason, the format is not always available via metadata (or at least, isn't displayed on the file page). If I try to download File:SampleImage but have no idea what format it is, how do I use it? , for a jpeg image upload to the file gallery. It list the previews, the mime type, usage in the Wiki, and opportunity to replace it with another file, and further down the page, the complete metadata present in the original file. But I'm stuck with that title that includes that stupid '.jpg'.

When you download the file, it will have the extension on download. But that's not the usual case of usage, you simply upload it, place it in a box on the Article page.

(edit1) Although I have not tried replacing a file yet, suppose I wanted to replace it with a higher quality PNG. I predict it would whine and complain at me. I couldn't replace that file without using a redirect, a task that requires a higher level of technical expertise.