PC File Extensions Q - Z Q .QIC Windows backup file .QT Quick Time Movie File .QXD Quark Express file .QXL Quark Xpress element library .QXT Quark Xpress template file R .RA Real Audio file. .RAM Real Audio file. .RAR Compressed file similar to .ZIP uses different compression program to extract. .RD1 Descent registered level file .RD3 Ray Dream designer graphics file / CorelDraw 3D file .RD4 Ray Dream designer graphics file .RD5 Ray Dream designer graphics file .RDB TrueVector rules database .RDF Resource description framework file / Chromeleon report definition .RDL Descent registered level file / RadioDestiny radio stream .RDX Reflex data file .REC Sound file used with Windows Sound Recorder. .RLE Microsoft Windows Run Length Encoded (Run Length Encoded (bitmap format) file that contains the actual screen logo). .RMI Microsoft RMID sound file. .RPB Automotive diagnostic file. .RPD Rapidfile database .RPM Red Hat Package Manager / RealMedia Player file. .RPT Various Report file .RTF Rich Text Format file .RWZ Microsoft Outlook rules wizard file S .SAV File that usually contains saved information such as a saved game. .SC2 Maps used in Sim City 2000. .SCP Dialup Networking script file. .SCR Source files for the .INI files, or sometimes may be used as screen savers. .SD Sound Designer I audio file .SD2 Sound Designer II flattened file / Sound Designer II data fork file / SAS database file .SDA StarOffice drawing file / SoftCuisine data archive .SDC StarOffice spreadsheet .SDD StarOffice presentation .SDF Standard data format file / Schedule data file / System file format / Autodesk mapguide spatial data file .SDK Roland S-series floppy disk image .SDL SmartDraw library .SDN Small archive .SDR SmartDraw drawing .SDS StarOffice chart file / Raw MIDI sample dump standard file .SDT SmartDraw template .SDV Semicolon divided value file .SDW Sun Microsystems StarOffice file document file similar to the Microsoft Office .DOC file. .SDX MIDI sample dump standard files compacted by SDX .SEA Short for Self Extracting Archive. Compressed file used with the Macintosh. .SH Archive file .SH3 Harvard (now Serif) presentation file .SHB Corel Background file .SHG Hotspot Editor Hypergraphic .SHK Macintosh Compressed Archive file .SHM WordPerfect Shell Macro .SHP 3D Studio Shapes File / other 3D related file .SHR Archive file .SHS Shell scrap object file .SHW Corel presentation / WordPerfect Slide Show / Show File .SLK Multiplan file. .SND Sound Clip file / Raw unsigned PCM data / AKAI MPC-series sample / NeXT sound / Macintosh sound resource file .SNG MIDI song .SNM Netscape Mail .SNO SNOBOL program file .SNP Snapview snapshot file .SUM Summary file. .SWF Macromedia Flash file. .SWP Extension used for the Windows Swap File usually Win386.Swp. This file is required by Windows and generally can grow very large in size sometimes up to several hundred megs. This file is used to swap information between currently running programs and or memory. If this file is deleted from the computer Windows will be unable to load and will need to be reinstalled. .SYS System and peripheral drivers. T .TDF Trace Definition File used with OS/2 .TGA Targa file .TIF Tag Image Format that includes most 24-bit color. .TLB Remote automation truelib files / OLE type library / Visual C++ type library .TLD Tellix file .TLE NASA two-line element set .TLP Microsoft project timeline file .TLT Trellix web design file .TLX Trellix data file .TMP Temporary files. .TRM Windows Terminal. .TXT Text file that can be read from windows of from DOS by using the Edit, Type, or Edlin. U .UNI MikMod (UniMod) format file / Forcast Pro data file .UNK Unknown file type, sometimes used when a file is received that cannot be identified .UNX Text file generally associated with UNIX. .URL File used with some browsers such as Internet Explorer linking you to different web pages. Internet Shortcut. V .VB VBScript file .VBA vBase file .VBD ActiveX file .VBE VBScript encoded script file .VBG Visual Basic group project file .VBK VisualCADD backup file .VBL User license control file .VBP Visual Basic project file .VBR Remote automation registration files .VBS Microsoft Visual Basic Script file for quick programs and in some cases can be used as a virus file. .VBW Visual Basic project workplace .VBX Visual Basic extension file .VBZ Wizard launch file .VC VisiCalc Spreadsheet file. .VCD VisualCADD Drawing file. .VCE Natural MicroSystems voice file. .VCF vCard File / Vevi Configuration file. .VCS Microsoft Outlook vCalander file. .VCT FoxPro class library. .VCW Microsoft Visual C++ workbench information file. .VCX FoxPro class library. .VDA Targa bitmap .VDD Short for Virtual Device Driver. .VDO VDOScript file .VDX No such file extension - Likely you meant to .vxd .VM Virtual Machine / Virtual Memory file. .VMM Virtual Machine (Memory Manager) file. .VMF Ventura font characteristics file / FaxWorks audio file .VMH .VS2 Roland-Bass transfer file. .VSD Visio drawing. .VSL GetRight download list file. .VSS Visio stencil. .VST Video Template / Truevision Vista graphic / Targa Bitmap/ .VSW Visio workspace file. .VXD Windows system driver file allowing a driver direct access to the Windows Kernel, allowing for low level access to hardware. W .WAB Microsoft Outlook Express personal address book. .WAD File first found in IdSoftware games such as DOOM, Quake, as well as most new games similar to these. .WAV Sound files in Windows open and played with sound recorder. .WB1 Quattro Pro Notebook .WB2 Quattro Pro Spreadsheet .WBF Microsoft Windows Batch File .WBK Wordperfect document / workbook .WBT Winbatch batch file .WCD Wordperfect macro token list .WCM Microsoft Works data transmission file / Wordperfect Macro .WCP Wordperfect product information description .WDB Microsoft Works database .WEB Web source code file .WFM dBASE Form object .WFN CorelDRAW font .WFX Winfax data file .WG1 Lotus 1-2-3 worksheet .WG2 Lotus 1-2-3 for OS/2 worksheet .WID Ventura publisher width table .WIN Foxpro - dBASE window file .WIZ Microsoft Publisher page wizard .WK1 Lotus 1-2-3 all versions / LotusWorks spreadsheet. .WK3 Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows /Lotus 1-2-3 Rel.3. .WKS Lotus 1-2-3 Rel lA,2.0,2.01, also file used with Microsoft Works. .WLG Dr. Watson log file. .WMA Windows Media Audio file. .WMF Windows Metafile. .WMZ Windows Media Player theme package file. .WPD WordPerfect Windows/DOS. .WPG WordPerfect Graphical files Windows/DOS. .WPM WordPerfect Macro file. .WPS MS Works word processor Windows/DOS. .WRI Windows Write. .WRK Lotus 1-2 31.0,1.01,1.1/ Symphony 1,1.01. .WRI Symphony l.1,1.2,2 / Microsoft Write file. X .XIF Wang image file / Xerox image file .XLB Microsoft Excel File. .XLS Microsoft Excel File. .XM Sound file / Fast tracker 2 extended module .XML Extensible markup language file. .XNK Exchange shortcut .XOT Xnetech job output file .XPM X picsmap graphic .XQT SuperCalc macro sheet .XRF Cross Reference .XR1 Epic MegaGames Xargon File .XSL XML Style sheet .XSM LEXIS-NEXIS tracker .XTB LocoScript external translation table .XWD X Windows dump file .XWF Yamaha XG Works file .XXE Xxencoded file .XYX YWrite text file .XY3 XYWrite text file .XY4 XYwrite IV document .XYP XYwrite III plus document .XYW XYwrite Windows 4.0 document Y .Y Amiga YABBA compressed file archive .Y01 Paradox index file .Y02 Paradox index file .Y03 Paradox index file .Y04 Paradox index file .Y05 Paradox index file .Y06 Paradox index file .Y07 Paradox index file .Y08 Paradox index file .Y09 Paradox index file .YUV Yuv graphics file .YZY AC compressed file archive. Z .Z Compressed file that can hold thousands of files. To extract all the files Pkzip or Winzip will need to be used. UNIX / Linux users use the compress / uncompress command to extract these files. .ZIP Compressed file that can hold thousands of files. To extract all the files Pkzip or Winzip will need to be used. |
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