File extension REV
| File type | WinRAR Recovery Volume Format |
| Developer | RARLAB |
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What is a REV file?
REV is a support file format. REV files contain recovery data for actual archive file. REV format is used only with multi-volume archives.
REV files are commonly used by popular archive tool WinRAR. WinRAR is available for Windows operating system. REV files may not be enough to repair an archive if the damage is too severe.
Program(s) that can open the .REV file
Windows
How to open REV files
If you cannot open the REV 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 REV 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 REV file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the REV format files
The inability to open and operate the REV 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 WinRAR Recovery Volume Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a REV file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the REV file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the REV from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the REV format
- The REV 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 REV file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a REV file are out of date.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 REV file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the REV file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the REV 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.REV) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected REV 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 REV 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. REV) 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.