How to transfer files from external hard drive to pc

[mbhollis]

I have an external hard drive, I copied onto the computer but the files are confusing. There are 279 files and files within files. How do I get them back to their original format for example word, excel, etc.

 

[Smeg45]

They are in their original format unless you changed them. Go into Folder Options in Explorer (its under the Organize menu, then the view tab) and make sure the box that hides extensions is unticked. What are the extensions?