What is a .DONE file?
A .DONE file is like a little sign that tells people a file is finished and ready to be used. Imagine you and your friends are drawing pictures together on a computer, and you have a special folder where you all put your drawings. To let others know that your drawing is finished and they can look at it, you add ".done" at the end of the file name. So, if your drawing was called "sunset.jpg", you would rename it to "sunset.jpg.done" to show it's done.
This .DONE tag is really useful when lots of people are sharing files in one place, like on an internet space where everyone can upload and download files. It helps everyone know which files are complete and which ones are still being worked on, so no one opens or uses a file that's not ready yet.
But here's the thing: you can't open a file directly if it has ".done" at the end. To look at the drawing or document, you first need to take off the ".done" part. So, if you see a file named "sunset.jpg.done", you just rename it to "sunset.jpg", and then you can open it like any other picture file.
The ".done" part can be added to any type of file, whether it's a text file (.TXT), a log file (.LOG), or any other kind. This is especially common in places where files are shared a lot, like on FTP servers - these are special computers on the internet where people can upload and download files.
In short, a .DONE file isn't a type of file you open on its own. It's just a regular file with ".done" added to the name to show it's complete. When you're ready to open it, just remove the ".done" from the name, and then you can open it with the program you usually use for that type of file.
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