Microsoft uses file associations to set default programs for opening different file types on all its operating systems. As a result, when you open a file, be it text, image, or document, on your ...

Windows File Explorer offers a lot of options to change how you view files. What you might not know is that one important ...

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Most of you might have seen CRDOWNLOAD files while downloading video, music files, document files, etc. They are temp files created by Chrome when you download a file. In fact, they are created by all ...

Every program uses and, in some cases, produces files with a specific file extension. A file can only be opened by a program with support for its particular extension, including MOD and MOI files, ...

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We all download a vast number of files on our devices every day. Many of the files we download can get lost in our vast list of downloads. In such a scenario, having a file open automatically upon ...

Microsoft Access, available as part of Microsoft Office, allows business owners to manage their databases and develop software applications. Prior to 2007, Access saved certain database information in ...