File extension ARF
| File type | WebEx Advanced Recording Format |
| Developer | WebEx Communicatons |
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What is a ARF file?
File with a .ARF extension contains different data of a downloaded WebEx online meeting, stored in different panels, such as video information, contents page, participants list. ARF files relate to sessions downloaded by the user, not like the WRF files, which are stored directly by the user during the session.
ARF files are stored with the Network-Based Recording tool (NBR) and can be transformed into different formats. They can be converted into popular video formats such as Windows Media – WMV or Flash – SWF, with the free WebEx ARF Player software.
Program(s) that can open the .ARF file
Mac OS
How to open ARF files
If you cannot open the ARF file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports ARF among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the ARF file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the ARF format files
The inability to open and operate the ARF file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the WebEx Advanced Recording Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a ARF file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the ARF file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the ARF from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the ARF format
- The ARF file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the ARF file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a ARF file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the ARF file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the ARF file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the ARF file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.ARF) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected ARF file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the ARF file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. ARF) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.