How to hide .numbers extension after 14.4 update?

Ever since the 14.4 update, Numbers is forcing the .numbers extension to be showing on every file. I will do a Get Info on the file and tell it to "Hide extension" but as soon as I edit the file, the extension is shown again and that box is unchecked. It's happening on every Numbers file I open now on 14.4.



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MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.4

Posted on Apr 10, 2025 4:27 AM

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Posted on Apr 15, 2025 2:20 PM

I am having the same issue. If I open a numbers file on the numbers iOS app, then look at the file on my MacBook Pro it now shows the file extension. It does not make it visible if I edit a file from my MBP that had it hidden. I checked the numbers folder in files on my iPhone, setting for "Show All Filename Extensions" is set to off.


Pages on iOS so far is unaffected.

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Apr 15, 2025 2:20 PM in response to michael.purdin

I am having the same issue. If I open a numbers file on the numbers iOS app, then look at the file on my MacBook Pro it now shows the file extension. It does not make it visible if I edit a file from my MBP that had it hidden. I checked the numbers folder in files on my iPhone, setting for "Show All Filename Extensions" is set to off.


Pages on iOS so far is unaffected.

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Apr 10, 2025 7:03 AM in response to michael.purdin

Not sure how to turn that off. (I like the extension there for clarity.)


I've seen reports that going in the Finder > Settings > Advanced and deselecting 'Show all filename extensions' doesn't work either. But you might try that and then restart your Mac.


SG

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Apr 11, 2025 11:15 AM in response to michael.purdin

I like the extensions.


I'm not having any problem here (version 14.4, Mac OS 15.4) with files created in 14.4 but I did have to use Get Info to turn off the extensions for files created in earlier Numbers versions. They did not revert back to showing, they stayed the way I set them.

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