Why do RAW+JPEG photos from my Canon show up as two JPEGs on my computer?

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I shot in RAW+JPEG on a Canon T3i. In-camera, each image shows a large file size, but when I open the camera folder on my computer I appear to see two copies of each image as JPEGs instead of one JPEG and one RAW file. It even looks like they have the same filename in Explorer, which seems impossible in the same folder. Why is this happening, and how can I view or transfer the files correctly?

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What you are seeing is a poor example of user interface design. There are two files with two different names for each RAW+JPEG set. You can easily prove this by using a Command Prompt (CMD.EXE) and listing the directory (DIR command).

Something in your system is screwing with your mind by hiding the RAW extension (CR2 IIRC) and showing it as another JPEG. If you installed something to interpret your RAW files, I would uninstall it and get Adobe Camera RAW or Lightroom (if you want to manage your images too).

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Your camera is almost certainly recording both files correctly: a JPEG and a Canon RAW file (.CR2). Two files with exactly the same full filename cannot exist in one folder, so what you’re seeing is likely a Windows/Explorer display issue or file-association problem hiding the real RAW extension and making the RAW appear like another JPEG.

A few things to check:

  • Show file extensions in your file browser so you can confirm whether one file is actually .CR2.
  • Use a command-line directory listing or another file manager to verify the real filenames.
  • If you installed software/codecs that try to interpret RAW files, they may be confusing Explorer’s display.
  • Try transferring with Canon EOS Utility instead of dragging files directly from the camera in Explorer; one user reported that this made the RAW+JPEG pair appear correctly.

In short, the camera is likely fine. The problem is with how the computer is displaying or importing the files, not with RAW+JPEG capture itself.

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