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Every time I need to create a text file in Windows I usually right-click inside a folder and select for any option from shortcut to a zip file and rename it's extension to ".txt" (I know that some of these options create garbage inside the txt but this is not a problem for me):

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But for some reason if I try to do the same by creating a folder and rename it to "something.txt", it holds the folder format just staying as a folder:

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Why this hapends and why I can't turn a folder into a txt or another file in Windows systems?

PS: If I could turn a folder into a file it would be much easier to create a txt file by pressing "Ctrl+Shift+N" renaming it to "file.txt". By the way, is there some keyboard shortcut that could help me to create a file?

Diogo
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In Windows, a "folder" is a container for "files."

Files and folders are distinct things and one cannot be changed into the other by adding or removing an extension.

More info: PC Mag, "Files vs. Folders"

is there some keyboard shortcut that could help me to create a file?

See this SU question: Is there a shortcut for creating a new file?

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