.XAR File

File extension: XAR

File type: AutoRecover File

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

Notes about the XAR 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 XAR file type is primarily associated with 'Excel' by Microsoft Corporation. AutoRecover saves all files as the current Excel file format, regardless of the original file format opened. The file is saved as a hidden file with an arbitrary filename with the extension .XAR (for example, ~ar18a.xar).

Detailed information for file extension XAR:

Primary association: Excel

Company: Microsoft Corporation

File classification: Spreadsheet

Related links: AutoRecover File Info

Other applications associated with file type XAR:

Xara X (Vector Drawing) by Xara Group LimitedAlso applies to Xara Xtreme, the latest version of XaraX. This association is classified as Graphic. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 58 41 52 41 A3 A3 0D 0 , ASCII: XARAProgram ID: XaraX.Document , GraphicsConverterPro.xar
Corel Xara DrawingAn old Corel file format The Mime types used with this association are: application/xara, application/x-corelxara, application/vnd.xara.
eXtensible ARchiver (Archive)The XAR project aims to provide an easily extensible archive format. This association is classified as Archive. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 78 61 72 21 , ASCII: xar!

'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 .XAR

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: XnView.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\XnView\xnview.exe %1

ProgramID: XaraX.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Xara\XARAX1~1\XaraX.exe %1

ProgramID: XaraX.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Xara\XARAXT~2\Xtreme.exe

ProgramID: XaraX.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Xara\XARAXT~1\Xtreme.exe %1

ProgramID: XaraX.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Xara\XARAXT~1.2\Xtreme.exe

ProgramID: 7-Zip.xar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\7-Zip\7zFM.exe

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