The VCF extension is an abbreviation for the Virtual Contact File. The VCF format files are also called as the vCards, and is marked as the file format that stores contact information for businesses and individuals in a digital file format.
The file mainly comprises of the contact name, email address, Home address, phone and any other contact details for the person creating the file. The VCF extension also enables the support for images and various other media contents. The file format is used to transfer the contact details between address books and can also be sent via email.
In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .VCF file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:
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 .VCF file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .VCF file, so download the update and check again.
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:
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.
There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .VCF extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .VCF file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.