Opening a USR File

The USR file type is primarily associated with Yamaha PSR series.

USR	File extension: USR
	File type:	configuration file

What is a USR file?

USR files mostly belong to Yamaha PSR series. USR files hold user-specific data that many applications create to store settings and internal configurations.
They are not designed as general files but as tailored data containers for specific devices or software. For instance, Yamaha keyboards write USR files to save user patches and custom settings. Similarly, GPS units from companies such as Navico, Simrad, and Lowrance use these files to record waypoints, routes, or trails. In some cases, these files are built on structured formats like HDF5, which offers a hierarchical data structure; you can view such data with tools like HDFView.
Other uses include storing user-defined settings for DVD recorders, telecommunication systems like Avaya IP Office, game save data, and even machine-specific parameters for devices from Yaskawa.
Key Examples:

Keyboard Data: Yamaha keyboards store custom patches and settings. (Yamaha)

GPS Navigation Data: Files used by Navico, Simrad, and Lowrance devices to save waypoints and routes.

Settings Records: Many applications, including DVD authoring tools and communication systems, use USR files to maintain user registries.

Structured Data: Some USR files adopt the HDF5 format, ideal for complex, hierarchical data sets.

Usage: Open these files by using the original or equivalent software that created them. Avoid manual changes as these files may be in a binary or other non-human-readable format.
FilExt.com tip: Always use the native application for editing or viewing to prevent corruption of the file data.

How to open USR files

You need a suitable software like Yamaha PSR series to open a USR file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your USR file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a USR file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert USR files:

Yamaha PSR series
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. USR files are often referred to as Yamaha PSR series settings because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Daqarta (Extended Audio Data) by Interstellar Research
Daqarta uses your Windows sound card to provide high performance waveform and FFT spectrum analysis, color spectrograms, signal averaging, signal generation, and advanced options for lab or personal use. You can open saved files, including standard WAV files collected elsewhere, to analyze waveform, spectrum, or spectrogram displays of file data. Even many unsupported formats can be opened via manual selection of format parameters. This file format is classified as Audio.
ERGO (Receiver Configuration File) by Creative Express Corporation
ERGO is integrated software to enhance shortwave radio listening.
FileMaker (Pro Runtime Engine Database Application) by FileMaker, Inc.
FileMaker Pro is database software that helps you easily manage people, projects, assets, and more. In the Mac OS X, the three-character extension becomes the creator code for the runtime application. However, to assure the creator code is unique an upper case "F" is added after the first letter making the case-sensitive creator code UFSR. This code is registered with Apple for this application. The Mime types used with this association are: application/filemaker. This file format is classified as Database.
MicroImages (User-specific Information) by MicroImages, Inc.
This file type is sometimes used by various MicroImages products. It is not common so you may not see it.
Pegasus Mail (User Information) by David Harris
This file contains the user-id's, status and other information, needed to provide access to Pegasus Mail.
Photo Paint (User Defined Filter) by Corel
The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 43 4F 52 45 4C 20 50 68 6F 74 6F 50 61 69 6E 74, ASCII: COREL.PhotoPaint.
Uplink (Player Information File) by Introversion Software
This file format is classified as Game.
User Database
Among others this extension is used with PerfectExpert and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. Program ID is PerfectExpertDB, usrfile

USR file format:

Each file has a definite file format, that is, how the stored data is arranged in the file. Often, the file format can be deduced from the file extension or the initial bytes (called the signature). Frequently, however, one file extension is used by different programs for different file formats, and one file format for different file extensions. Knowledge is power - this also applies when dealing with unknown or faulty files. Below is our analysis of the USR files:

USR is a very common file type and is used by many programs, each with its own file format. But the following two file formats are common:

10% of all USR files start with the bytes 00 01 00 00 00 02 00 01 crucial for this file format. The contents of these files cannot be read by a human; only a computer program can interpret the data. Most of these files are 82 KB to 39 MB in size. The file type is very old but is also used today. The following keywords are characteristic: HBAM7. These files are attributed to interactive, review, ardms and exam.
10% of all USR files start with the bytes PSR, which are crucial for this file format. They consist of unreadable binary data. The average file size is 130 KB with most files being between 3 KB and 130 KB in size. Certain words are almost always found in the files, such as UserFile, No data and 1.00No data. The following filename is common: USER001.USR or USER002.USR.

All other USR files (80%) have no uniform format, often, for example, USRobotics firmware, HDF5, Navico, western, REDSH, File, DVDAUTH and ZHV. These files are often connected to waypoints, routes, trails, tracks, temp, password or stock. Just click the "Choose your .usr file to analyze" button on this page to find out what your USR file is.

Technical Data for USR File Extension

File classification:

Settings

Program ID:

PerfectExpertDB, usrfile

Related files:

reg, urs, user, ucr, tux, gpx, raw, usr-data, bup, ifo, txt, lcm, at5, dat, zip, exe, nv2, mid, dll, xml, fp5, cfg, ini

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: RVS-USR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\RVS\WCOM\SYSTEM\RVSEDIT.EXE %1

ProgramID: usrfile.7.1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe /dde

ProgramID: FMPro50Run.USR
EXEFile: D:\SETUP.EXE %1

ProgramID: FMPro50Run.USR
EXEFile: D:\Additional Files\Answerbase\English\Answerbase PC.EXE %1

ProgramID: FMPro50Run.USR
EXEFile: C:\ChemThes4_PC\ChemThes4.EXE %1

ProgramID: usrfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\System32\MercuryTestLauncher.exe %1

ProgramID: FMPro50Run.USR
EXEFile: C:\Documents and Settings\a\Escritorio\GUIA\Recursos Ambientales\Recursos Ambientales.EXE %1

ProgramID: FM7DB.USR
EXEFile: \\W0a2hcgb7yb11\Mailing_list\Mailing list.exe %1

ProgramID: FMPro50Run.USR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Arkhimedes\Arkhimedes.EXE

ProgramID: FMPro50Run.USR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PCKT Folder\PCKT.EXE

ProgramID: FMPro50Run.USR
EXEFile: C:\Documents and Settings\????\??????\KyodoBuppinT\SinseiBuppinT.EXE

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a usr configuration file is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with USR files

Associate the USR file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open configuration files. Because only the current version supports the latest USR file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the manufacturer website after an available Yamaha PSR series update.
To make sure that your USR file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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