If you can't open a file on your computer, don't give up right away. These tricks will give you a fighting chance of accessing or recovering its contents.

So, when you attempt to open such files using freeware utilities like 7-Zip, you may encounter an error, saying Cannot open file as archive. Let us see what you can do about it.

You no longer need third-party apps if you want to open zip files on iOS. Rar files? That's another story.

Need to use third-party programs to open files on your PC? Here's how to change file associations in Windows 10 and choose which apps open which file types.

We show you how to open files with no extension in Windows 11/10. You can try these tricks or use one of these free software or online tools.

Bitberry File Opener is a comprehensive tool that allows you to extract content from WIM files. Here’s how to use it: PowerISO is another tool that can open and extract WIM files: Open the File ...

How to open files on a Chromebook The Files app makes it easier to find and open files on ChromeOS. Like other operating systems, you only need to double-click a file to open it most times. Open ...

How to Open a File With Administrator Rights. Some files force programs to perform operations that require administrator rights. As an example, if you received a ZIP file containing several ...

If you're tired of having to jump through hoops to open files with sudo privileges in the GNOME File Manager, Jack Wallen has just the trick you need.