Hi. New here, I have been trying to save .SVG files from inkscape. I save the file, but when I go to open it, the file type says "FILE" and cannot be opened.(This happens when saving the file in ANY file type.) I am running Windows 7. If you know of any fixes, thanks for the help!

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I'm sorry you're having this trouble. I'm not sure if it's an Inkscape problem, but hopefully we can figure it out, and at least point you in the right direction.

I always like to be really clear about things. So instead of drawing1.svg, it would say drawing1.file?
When you go to save it, are you using File menu > Save As? Also, in some cases (which I can't explain why) it's important to not only type ".svg" (without quotation marks) after your file name, but sometimes you have to be sure to choose Inkscape SVG (*.svg) from the dropdown menu. That's the default for the dropdown menu, so you might not have to click it, but make sure it's there. I know in the past, at least on Windows, I haven't always had to type the .format when saving something, but in Inkscape, it's important.

If you're already doing that....hhhmm, I'm not sure. Could you be saving it in a folder that doesn't accept the SVG format? I seem to recall seeing an error message years ago, that said I couldn't save an image file in the folder (where I was trying to save it). I guess it was for text only. It was way before I had Inkscape though. Other than that, I'm really drawing a blank. Maybe someone else will have an idea?