Is it possible for a file to have no name?

THX1138 · 15 Jun 2017

I used Shotcut to transcode a video to mp4 and didn't specify a name and it seemed to work but I thought files needed names.

Screenshot:
http://imgur.com/StJW3mc.png

LMiller7 · 15 Jun 2017

All files must have a name.
The screenshot is virtually unreadable.
Best to post screenshots on the forum.

dalchina · 15 Jun 2017

The problem has been discussed for older Windows editions e.g.
[Solution] File Folder Names are not Visible in Windows Explorer - AskVG
How to fix missing File How-tos

You might try making file name extensions visible, and see if you can at least see those.

Is it possible for a file to have no name?-1.jpg

I'm not sure what would happen if somehow non-printing characters became incorporated- if that was at all possible.

Seems odd that program allowed no filename to be specified.

lx07 · 15 Jun 2017

You can't have a file with no name at all but certainly you can have a file with nothing before the file type extension.

For example if you enter echo nul > .avi in powershell you will end up with a file called .avi that looks like this in explorer... They have names - you just can't see them. You can show extensions as @dalchina says above.

Or you can right click and rename them .

Helmut · 15 Jun 2017

It does have a name, it's just that you can't see it. Non visible characters like a Space, and you don't have the File name Extensions visible.
File Explorer > View > File name extensions, tick box.