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File Extension Meanings

Have you ever come across a file on your drive that you're sure must be important but you can't even figure out what program to use to open it?  The start of figuring out what the heck the file is, of course, to figure out what the file extension is telling you.  There are a couple of web sites that are invaluable in that regard.  ExtSearch has a database of 1,605 extensions - the information provided is fairly minimal but is usually enough to identify the program needed to open the file.

For much more extensive (and technical) information on extensions, The Programmer's File Format Collection usually has links to the actual file format specification for the mystery file.

 

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