alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .DCF

File description

DCF file format is used to store audio data. This file format is used to protect the contents of the file as it is encoded with Digital Rights Management protection.

This file format is like any other audio file format and the difference between DCF and any other audio file format is in the header of the file. Any audio file can be converted into this format and the contents of the file are kept unchanged. Only a tag is added in the file which enforces copyright protection. Another method of protecting the audio data is by encrypting the data of the file.

Description of the problem

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

Audio Files

Developer

Sony Ericsson

Popularity

Last updated

July 21, 2014

File name: DRM Content Format File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Sony Ericsson DRM Packager

Sony Memory Card File Rescue

Mac OS

Sony Ericsson DRM Packager

Category

Encoded Files

Developer

Safetica Technologies

Popularity

File name: Safetica Free Encrypted Archive

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Safetica Free

Category

Data Files

Developer

ACCA Software

Popularity

File name: Document Computation Format

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

PriMus-DCF

Category

Disk Image Files

Developer

Disk Copy Fast

Popularity

File name: Disk Copy Fast Disk Image File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Disk Copy Fast

Disk Copy Plus

Remember!

The .DCF file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .DCF 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 .DCF file does not want to open

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

2. Incorrect .DCF 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 .DCF 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.