Preview instead of Illustrator 10

Was working in Illustrator 10 last nite on several files and, on looking back into the project folder, found that some, but not all, of the files had a Preview icon and .pdf suffix instead of Illustrator and .ai. I definitely did not save the files as Preview nor pdf. This seems to be a random thing.
If I open the Preview file through Illustrator and re-save as an Illustrator file (.ai) the file shows up correctly as an Illustrator file.
What's up with this?? Could this be a permissions thing? Thanks for any help you can provide

Hi, Marcus.
This is not a permissions issue. See my "Resetting Launch Services" FAQ.
Good luck!
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