Ventura Update Has Changed Some File Types

[Ant Beck]

Hi, I have just updated my Mac to Ventura and I had a lot of files that were jpg of documents, these are now showing as Word documents and when I open them they are corrupted. How do I revert them to what they were?

 

[EugenDoga]

To fix the issue of your JPG files being misinterpreted as Word documents after updating to macOS Ventura, you should first ensure that file extensions are visible by going to Finder Preferences > Advanced and checking "Show all filename extensions." Then, if necessary, batch rename the files to the correct extension using the Terminal command for file in *.docx; do mv "$file" "${file%.docx}.jpg"; done. Finally, ensure that JPG files are associated with the correct application by right-clicking one of the files, choosing "Get Info," setting "Open with" to Preview, and clicking "Change All."