File extension ASC
| File type | ASCII Text Characters Format |
| Developer | N/A |
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What is a ASC file?
Files with the .ASC extension are the simplest text files encoded using 7-bit ASCII coding, which stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. It is used for sending simple messages through e-mail or HTTP.
The files contain characters from a quite limited pool of 128, which include small and capital letters of the Latin alphabet, numbers, punctuation signs, and a few special characters.
Program(s) that can open the .ASC file
How to open ASC files
If you cannot open the ASC 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 ASC 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 ASC file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the ASC format files
The inability to open and operate the ASC 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 ASCII Text Characters Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a ASC file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the ASC file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the ASC from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the ASC format
- The ASC 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 ASC file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a ASC file are out of date.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 ASC file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the ASC file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the ASC file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.ASC) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected ASC 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 ASC 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. ASC) 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.