alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .SYM

File description

SYM is short for Symbol. This file is generated by debugger applications. This file contains debugging information and is separated from the executable file.

This file contains information which is required by the program while running to gather the required information or data from other files. The information stored in this file is in the form of symbols and can contain functions and other variables required by the application. The file generally tells that which language is used to generate a specified machine code in whole executable package. It can either remain unchanged during compiling and linking or can be discarded during the process.

Description of the problem

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

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

2. Incorrect .SYM 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 .SYM 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.