alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .SYS

File description

Files that have the SYS extension are basically the Windows System Files. Microsoft Corporation developed the SYS extension file. This file format was used by the Windows and MS-DOS operating system to store data that is related to the settings, device drivers, and other Windows system details that are saved on a computer.

Some of the most common .SYS files are the IO.sys and MSDOS.sys. The files that comprise of the SYS extension are hidden by the system’s OS already. Although the SYS files are Windows based files, they can also be used on the Mac computers that have Windows OS installed. On the other hand, the Mac computer that does not have the Windows OS installed cannot run a SYS format file.

Description of the problem

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

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

2. Incorrect .SYS 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 .SYS 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.