alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .DBF

File description

Database standard file or the .DBF extension is normally used by the database application programs. The DBF extensions were initially used in the dBase II and later continued through the dBase Version IV. Ashton-Tate originated this DBF file format, however, is completely understood by the Act!, xBase, Wordtech, Arago, FoxPro, Clipper, and various other databases or database-related products.

The file format is useful in managing the data in various records in fields, making them compatible with several other database applications. The DBF is an extremely easy file structure and is marked as a standard approach to store structured file data in commercial based programs.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .DBF 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 .DBF extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .DBF 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 .DBF 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.

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

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .DBF 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 .DBF file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .DBF file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .DBF 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 .DBF 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.