While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the NSF file? - you probably found websites, which offer software that was able to open any file extension. Do not be fooled, there is no one program that will allow you to work with any file extension, including the NSF file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the NSF file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the NSF file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.
| File type | Lotus Notes Database Format |
| Developer | IBM |
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If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the NSF extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the NSF file you want to open
In this case, the easiest way is to use the tool built into the operating system for association of the NSF file with applications to support it. Double click on the file you cannot open - the operating system will display a list of programs that are likely to work with your NSF file. Choose one of them, or select the location on a disk where you installed one of the applications from our list. Windows should then open the NSF file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the NSF file extensions with applications is located in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. If you do not know how to get to the Windows Registry, or how to make changes in it, ask a specialist for help. Lack of knowledge on the subject may cause irreversible changes on your computer.
There may be a situation when a computer virus passes itself off as the NSF file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the NSF file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the NSF file is infected.
| NSV | Nullsoft Winamp Video Format |
| NSPD | Navicat For SQL Server Data Synchronization Profile |
| NS | NSwin Project |
| NSFE | Nintendo NES Audio File With Enhanced Tags |
| NSLLOC | Apple Mac OS X Finder NSL Internet Location |
| NSPEQ | Navicat For SQL Server Export Query Result Profile |
| NS1 | NetStumbler NS1 Log |
| NSZ | Benchmark Data File Used By NVidia NTune Tool |
| NS4 | Lotus Notes Database Format |
| NSE | Nmap Security Scanner Scripting Engine |
