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Problem opening screenshot taken from Linux on Windows

Discussion in 'The Alternative OS' started by newlook2, Feb 1, 2012.

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  1. newlook2 Newcomer, in training

    I took a screen shot from Mint Linux and put it on a USB stick. On my Windows 7 machine when I try to upload it to ImageShack, when I select the file it says "The file name, directory name, or volume label is incorrect". When I try to open it with Windows Photo Viewer it says that it was either deleted or in a location that is unavailable. It appears as 32 kb. I can't rename it. What causes this? Are there often problems transferring data files between OSs?
    newlook2, Feb 1, 2012
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  2. Leeky TS Special Forces Posts: 4,356   +68

    Not usually, I transfer files between OSes all the time, not to mention run NTFS filesystems under Linux and access them with Windows clients as well. I never have an issue.

    It sounds to me like the file is corrupt for some reason, maybe because of the way it was unmounted from Linux. What image file type is it?
    Leeky, Feb 1, 2012
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  3. jobeard TS Ambassador Posts: 12,339   +132

    concurr; a graphic file type {gif, jpg, png, ... } on Linux is the same on Windows, Mac & every other platform.

    be sure that the Linux file name has an extention to reflect the file format
    (ie Linux doesn't need them but you do when uploading or moving them)
    jobeard, Feb 1, 2012
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  4. newlook2 Newcomer, in training

    It's a .png file and it works on the Linux machine and doesn't work on 2 Windows machines. In Linux I tried compressing it, then on Windows I opened it with Winrar, and then I could open it with Windows Photo Viewer. Is it a naming problem? The files name is Screenshot at 2012-02-01 02:18:13.png
    newlook2, Feb 2, 2012
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  5. cliffordcooley TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,634   +389

    cliffordcooley, Feb 2, 2012
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  6. Leeky TS Special Forces Posts: 4,356   +68

    As above. If your using files in Windows and Linux you really want to keep to letters, numbers or - and _ and not use anything else. Other special characters sometimes work, but I find keeping to the labelling system I just mentioned guarantees compatibility.

    Change the file name to something more basic in Linux, like screenshot20120201.png and it should work fine.
    Leeky, Feb 2, 2012
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  7. jobeard TS Ambassador Posts: 12,339   +132

    Correct. Time Values need something like hh.mm.ss or hh_mm_ss.
    jobeard, Feb 2, 2012
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