.DESKTOP File

File extension: DESKTOP

File type: Desktop Entry File

Do you have DESKTOP - related issues?
First check your registry for hidden errors.

Notes about the DESKTOP file extension:

Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The DESKTOP file type is primarily associated with 'Desktop Entry Standard'. Both the KDE and GNOME desktop environments have adopted a similar format for "desktop entries," or configuration files describing how a particular program is to be launched, how it appears in menus, etc. These environments provide a GUI to the Linux operation system.

Detailed information for file extension DESKTOP:

Primary association: Desktop Entry Standard

Mime type: application/x-desktop, application/x-gnome-app-info

Identifying characters Hex: 5B 44 65 73 6B 74 6F 70 20 45 6E 74 72 79 5D 0A , ASCII: [Desktop Entry]

Other applications associated with file type DESKTOP:

DesktopX (Theme) by Stardock Corporation, Inc.DesktopX is a program that makes it possible for users to build their own desktops. This is the extension that replaced .DXTHEME.
KDevelop (Desktop Template File) by KDevelop Team, KDevelop is a free software integrated development environment for the KDE desktop environment for Unix-like computer operating systems. , , KDevelop does not include a compiler; instead, it uses an external compiler such as gcc to produce executable code.
, , The KDevelop-Project was founded in 1998 to build up an easy to use IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for KDE. Since then, the KDevelop IDE is publicly available under the GPL and supports many programming languages. , Related links: Wikipedia KDevelop Page
Unknown Apple II File ((found on Golden Orchard Apple II CD Rom))

'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database

Important: When encountering any file extension issues it is always recommended that you run a free scan for Windows registry errors.

Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .DESKTOP

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: DesktopFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Stardock\OBJECT~1\DesktopX\DesktopX.exe %1

ProgramID: DesktopFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Stardock\Object Desktop\DesktopX\DesktopX.exe

ProgramID: DesktopFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Stardock\OBJECT~1\DesktopX\DesktopX.exe -noui

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