alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .FRM

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .FRM file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .FRM extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .FRM file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .FRM file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Category

Database Files

Developer

MySQL

Popularity

File name: MySQL Database Format File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

MySQL

MySQL Enterprise Backup

MySQL Enterprise Edition

Mac OS

MySQL

Linux

MySQL

Category

Misc Files

Developer

N/A

Popularity

File name: Form File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Adobe FrameMaker

DataCAD

Visual Studio

WordPerfect Offic

Category

Data Files

Developer

ADL Software

Popularity

File name: ADL Form

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

ADL Software ADLForms

Category

Developer Files

Developer

Microsoft

Popularity

File name: Visual Basic Text Form

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Notepad

Text editor

Visual Basic

Visual Studio

Category

Raster Image Files

Developer

Corel

Popularity

File name: Painter Frame Stack File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Corel Painter

Mac OS

Corel Painter

Remember!

The .FRM file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .FRM extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .FRM file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .FRM file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .FRM file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .FRM file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .FRM file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .FRM file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.