alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .LNK

File description

LNK stands for LINK which is a file shortcut. This allows the user to find a resource located in a different area from where the shortcut is located. On a Windows computer, you can see icons for your shortcuts on the desktop screen. Mac operating systems do not have shortcuts. In the latest version of the Mac OS, they have a black arrow mark. This is called an alias arrow which is a symbolic link that represents another object. It is similar to the shortcuts technique that they have on Windows operating systems.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .LNK 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 .LNK extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .LNK 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 .LNK 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 .LNK file does not want to open

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

2. Incorrect .LNK 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 .LNK 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.