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What program should be used to open the file

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.ref file extension

There are several reasons that can cause problems with opening the .ref file on your device. Some of them appear much more frequently.

  • The first most common problem is the lack of an installed software (in the correct version) that supports .ref file. Browse the programs installed on your device, and make sure you have one of the programs from the list that you see below. If you do not have any of these programs, simply download and install one of them . When you install a new program just double click on the .ref file with which you had the problem and select the newly installed software as the default software to support the file.
  • Another frequently encountered cause is incorrect association of the .ref file with a program designed to support it. This problem can also be solved easily. Try this page and follow the instructions. But remember to make sure that you have installed at least one of the programs from the list below . To make the .ref file open up properly, you must associate it with one of them.

In our database we have 2 types of files with .ref extension.

Types of files with the .ref extension in our database

  • 1. Microsoft Train Simulator Reference File

    Category Data Files
    Developer Microsoft
    Popularity Popularity

    • Microsoft Train Simulator

  • 2. IDRISI Raster Image Reference File

    Category GIS Files
    Developer Clark Labs
    Popularity Popularity

    • Clark Labs IDRISI Taiga
    • GDAL
    • GDAL

File association with the application to support it is carried out by the file extension. If, for example a .ref file is associated with one of the applications from the list, then when you double click on the file, the operating system will run this application and open the .ref file.

In addition, you can find on the site addresses of all required software for .ref files. We try to provide addresses to the sites of manufacturers, so that appropriate programs could be downloaded from the most reliable source.

For some files, different software supports running the file, editing it, and even saving the data in a .ref file, which makes working with the file difficult. That is why we created a continuously updated database to which we add information about the particular software. You also can develop our database by using the form included on the site.

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