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Hack KaZaA - Part 5
default file names and extensions
An effective but non-specific method for tracking down personal files is searching for various them using default file names... that is, the name given when you create a document, click "SAVE," then instead of specifying your own name, you use the one given automatically.
One example, in notepad, your default file name is "New Text Document.txt."
Here I will present just a couple default file names for searching with. I will also give the extensions for some media file types, eg. those created with Microsoft Office, as the extension alone is a valid search term.
An example of this... Microsoft Excel can save files as .xls, .xlt, .xlw, .dbf... so searching "All File Types" for ".xls" could possibly yield some good, interesting Excel files.
Default file names... well, I would make a big list, but I don't feel it is nessecary... open your Microsoft Office Apps and find those for yourself. Honestly it seemed like alot of repetitive typing... I am including just a few to get you going...
New Text Document.txt
New Text Document (2).txt
New Text Document (3).txt
New Text Document (4).txt
New Text Document (5).txt
New Text Document (you get the picture).txt
Some email progs and cheap word processing programs save in rich text format, which as far as I can tell is basic html with a stupid name. Here is how one program saves those...
New Rich Text Format.rtf
New Rich Text Format (2).rtf
New Rich Text Format (lalalala...).rtf
File extensions... fun. Just use these as a reference. One note though, I need help with something. I know that I once downloaded some Microsoft Outlook email messages, they were very cool, eBay registration emails and serial numbers and things of that sort. Now I **think** that the extension for these is .oft, but I can't figure it out. Honestly, I haven't really tried. If you figure this out, please email me, thanks!
Back to extensions. Here is a listing of some Microsoft Office Application possible extensions, as I have found some pretty entertaining stuff made in MS Office in the past. Once again, using the entire extension as a search term is the way to go, including the "." at the beginning.
POWERPOINT
.ppt = powerpoint presentation
.wmf = windows metafile
.rtf = rich text format
.pot = powerpoint presentation template
.pps = powerpoint show
.ppa = powerpoint add-in
WORD
* Default Filename = doc1 *
.doc = word document
.dot = word document template
.txt = textfile
.rtf = rich text format
.html = html document
.htm = html document
.htx = html document
EXCEL
* Default Filename = Book1 *
.xls = excel workbook
.xlt = excel template
.prn = formatted text
.csv = CSV (comma delineated)
.xlw = excel 4.0 workbook
.wk4 = WK4 (1-2-3)
.wk3 = WK3
.wk2 = WK2
.wks = WKS
.wq1 = WQ1
.dbf = dBASE II - IV
.dif = data interchange format
.slk = SYLK (symbolic link)
.xla = excel add-in
Microsoft Access
* Default Filename = db1 *
.mbd = access database
.mda = access add-in
.mdw = workgroup files
.mde = MDE files
Microsoft Office Binder
* Default Filename = Binder1 *
.obd = binder files
.obt = binder templates
.obz = binder templates
Alright, at least the next section is kinda interesting... almost. Click.
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