File extension DCF
| File type | DRM Content Format Delivery Format |
| Developer | Sony Ericsson |
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What is a DCF file?
File with a .DCF extension contains multimedia data, sounds, videos or images, encoded with the DRM – Digital Rights Managements. In this way, files are protected against copying or modifying and their read can be performed only via supporting devices.
DCF files are utilised by cell phones, for instance in order to store sounds of rings reserved or protected by copyrights. They are similar to DF files, but the copyrights necessary to open them are stored in a separate file.
Program(s) that can open the .DCF file
How to open DCF files
If you cannot open the DCF 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 DCF 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 DCF file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the DCF format files
The inability to open and operate the DCF 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 DRM Content Format Delivery Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a DCF file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the DCF file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the DCF from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the DCF format
- The DCF 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 DCF file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a DCF file are out of date.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 DCF file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the DCF file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the DCF 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.DCF) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected DCF 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 DCF 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. DCF) 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.