Opening a UHS File

The UHS file type is primarily associated with UHS Helper.

UHS	File extension: UHS
	File type:	UHS Helper files

What is a UHS file

UHS files mostly belong to UHS Helper. UHS Files serve two specific roles.

Game Archive Files: These files use the Universal Hint System format that UHS Helper manages. They store in‐game hints and data that are part of Sierra game data archives.

Simulation History Files: These files are used to record simulation events. They are generated by tools such as LS-DYNA (and sometimes Ansys) to log history data during engineering simulations.

To open an UHS file, select the application matching its type. Use UHS Helper for the game archive files and LS-DYNA or Ansys for simulation history files.
FilExt.com tips: Always back up your file before processing it. Using the correct software ensures the data is interpreted correctly.

How to open a UHS file

You need a suitable software like UHS Helper to open a UHS 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 UHS file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a UHS file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

Online UHS Text Viewer

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How to extract texts from UHS files or capture a screenshot to PDF, JPG, DOCX, TXT, ...

You can extract texts from UHS file or capture a preview screenshot using our online UHS file viewer:

Just click the "Choose your .uhs file to view" button on this page.
After your file is opened in browser,
click "Save as..." in the menu.
Then choose the file format (e.g. JPG, PDF, DOCX, TXT, ...) you want.
Download the converted file.

Programs that open and convert UHS files:

UHS Helper
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. UHS files are often referred to as UHS Helper games because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Universal Hint System (File) by Universal Hint System
The Universal Hint System gives you just the hints you need to solve hundreds of computer games. Unlike traditional walkthroughs, the UHS lets you select specific questions and view only as much information as you want -- from subtle nudges to full answers. Jason Strautman created the UHS in 1988 and has maintained it with the help of many others, including Bob Norton. In its present incarnation, the UHS format supports sounds, graphics that progressively reveal themselves in a hint-like fashion, and hypertext linking of hints. Not all UHS files use these features. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 55 48 53 0D 0A, ASCII: UHS.

UHS file format:

A file format defines how the data in the file is structured. The initial characters of a file are called signature, sometimes also referred to as "magic bytes". The signature can be used to infer the file format. However, different programs can use the same file extension, and file extensions can be assigned incorrectly. If there are problems opening a file, you must first determine the file format used. In the following you will find our evaluation of the UHS files:

The UHS file extension is not common and is primarily used by a single program. However, the following two file formats are common:

70% of all UHS files are Universal Hint System files. If you open these files in a text editor, you can view and read the content yourself. The files are 12 KB to 110 KB in size, with a median of 38 KB. This file type was primarily in use more than 20 years ago. Several words can almost always be found in the files, e.g. dvHwIJpGJP, kD! pIrGSJ JDrIr pG! vwIr DtGJy DrIr, Important Message!, IrpBrI, :Dr CwFFw{tGs JrLJ {tFF pHHrpI rGqI!HJrB VV tJ ty tGJrGBrB py tG, CwI HrwHFr {tJDwzJ and dsGwIr JDtyP. Files like these have the following tags: quest, police, king and monkey.
20% of all UHS files have the same signature , . The content consists of readable text data, which can be read using a text editor. Most of these files are 14 KB to 2 MB in size. The keywords IDENT, 00000E, Gauge, LOCATION, TIME (ms) and admodel are typical for these files. These files are attributed to ident and admodel.

All other UHS files (10%) have no consistent format. If you want to find out which format your UHS file belongs to, just click on the button "Choose your .uhs file to view".

Technical Data for UHS File Extension

File classification:

Game

Identifier:

Hex: 55 48 53 0D 0A, ASCII: UHS (provided by TrID database)

Related files:

gam, arc, ans, lsr, zip, puhs, vcs, ruby, dat, sav

Mime type:

text/plain

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: UHS Hint File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\UHS\uhswin32.exe %1

ProgramID: UHS Hint File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\UHS\uhswin.exe

a uhs UHS Helper file is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with UHS files

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