File extension FSA
| File type | FASTA DNA And Protein Sequence Alignment |
| Developer | N/A |
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What is a FSA file?
FSA is an extension given to files that have been generated by specialized equipment for analyzing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) particles. FSA files are used to store data obtained during the analysis of research material using a DNA sequencer. FSA is a text file in FASTA format that stores nucleic acid and protein sequences. Such a file can be opened in any editor. It is allowed to add descriptions and comments to the file by the user.
FSA files are not commonly found and are mainly used in bioinformatics.
Program(s) that can open the .FSA file
Windows
How to open FSA files
If you cannot open the FSA 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 FSA 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 FSA file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the FSA format files
The inability to open and operate the FSA 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 FASTA DNA And Protein Sequence Alignment file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a FSA file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the FSA file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the FSA from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the FSA format
- The FSA 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 FSA file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a FSA file are out of date.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 FSA file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the FSA file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the FSA file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Updated 07/13/2022
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.FSA) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected FSA 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 FSA 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. FSA) 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.