While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the PREF 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 PREF file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the PREF file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the PREF 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 | Adobe Device Central Preferences Document Format |
| Developer | Lack of information |
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If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the PREF extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the PREF 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 PREF 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 PREF 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 PREF file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the PREF 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 PREF file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the PREF file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the PREF file is infected.
| PRO | Profile Format |
| PRX | Windows Media Player Media Format |
| PRE | Freelance Presentation Format |
| PRR | Accent OFFICE Password Recovery |
| PRT | CAD 3D Part Or Component Format |
| PREFS | Preferences Or Project Settings Format |
| PRM | TomTom Map Format |
| PRSL | Adobe Premiere Style Library |
| PRU | IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Pruned Entry |
| PROPS | Microsoft Visual Studio Property Sheet Format |
