File extension PMA
| File type | Microsoft Windows Performance Monitor Data |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation |
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What is a PMA file?
PMA file format was introduced by Microsoft along with its Windows 7 operating systems and is still supported by Windows 10. PMA files store data collected by Windows Performance Monitor, a system performance monitoring and analysis tool.
Windows Performance Monitor is accessed from START menu by issuing command "perform" in the search field. A Microsoft Management Console plugin will launch that offers several analytical modules that measure performance of various system components.
Program(s) that can open the .PMA file
Windows
How to open PMA files
If you cannot open the PMA 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 PMA 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 PMA file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the PMA format files
The inability to open and operate the PMA 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 Microsoft Windows Performance Monitor Data file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a PMA file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the PMA file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the PMA from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the PMA format
- The PMA 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 PMA file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a PMA file are out of date.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 PMA file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the PMA file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the PMA 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.PMA) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected PMA 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 PMA 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. PMA) 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.