File Extension/CONTACT
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File extension .CONTACT

File description

CONTACT file format is used by Windows Contact Manager application. This file format is used to save individual contacts with custom information in each contact.

The file format is based on XML format and each contact is stored in individual CONTACT file. The user can save name, street address, email address, contact number and other related information and can assign an image file to the CONTACT file. This file format can be exported to other contact formats used on other platforms and similarly Windows Contact Manager can also convert other formats into CONTACT format while keeping the integrity of the data intact.

Description of the problem
If you have on your computer a .CONTACT file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .CONTACT extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .CONTACT file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.
Solution
From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .CONTACT file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.
Category
Data Files
Developer
Microsoft
Popularity
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Last updated
July 18, 2014
File name: Windows Contact File
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows Contacts Microsoft Windows Contacts
Windows Live Mail Windows Live Mail
Remember!
The .CONTACT file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .CONTACT extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .CONTACT file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .CONTACT file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .CONTACT file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .CONTACT file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .CONTACT file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

  • Right-click the .CONTACT file
  • Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
  • Locate the appropriate application
  • Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.