While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the RIK 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 RIK file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the RIK file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the RIK 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 | SharpMap |
| Developer | Lack of information |
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If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the RIK extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the RIK 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 RIK 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 RIK 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 RIK file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the RIK 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 RIK file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the RIK file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the RIK file is infected.
| RIS | Research Information Systems Citation Format |
| RID | GerbMagic Raster Image |
| RIBBONS | Ribbons |
| RIF | Corel Painter Raster Image Format |
| RIO | IBM AIX System |
| RI | Lotus 1-2-3 Data |
| RISE | RISE Information Model Format |
| RIM | BioWare Resource Image Format |
| RIG | LightWave 3D RIG Function Format |
| RISCOS | Acorn RISC OS |
