Software conversion

Simply putting files in the trash and emptying it leaves them on your hard drive in a form that is fairly easy to recover. This solution is free, and requires only a bit of time

Many files that come downloaded from the internet are compressed to save space and bandwidth. compressed files make it easy to send multiple files at once, and there are multiple

This wikiHow teaches you how to open and view the contents of a SQL (Structured Query Language) data file. SQL files contain specific code to modify the contents of a relational

Optical character recognition (OCR) is a term for software that can recognize text characters in an image, and OCR software typically allows you to extract text from an image,

Are you planning to switch from Outlook Express to Outlook? Both are used for email, but they have different file formats. All email messages in Outlook Express are saved in DBX

This wikiHow teaches you how to organize your computer's files by creating a filing system out of folders. Understand your filing system's terminology. There are three main terms

Most RAW files are created by digital cameras and have the .RW2, .DNG, .CR2, and .NEF file extensions. This wikiHow will show you how to open camera-created RAW files on a

WRF files are audio/video files made with Cisco's Webex Recorder and can only be opened with the same program on your computer. If you don't have Cisco's Webex Recorder already

FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is a musical encoding format that preserves musical quality, but also takes up a large amount of hard drive space. FLAC files usually can't be

While there's no way to make a folder truly 'invisible' to a determined user, you can hide your sensitive files and folders from regular computer searches by modifying a couple of

RAR files are compressed files similar to ZIP files that consume less storage and can be transferred to other locations more quickly than uncompressed files. RAR files cannot be

Since NRG files are generally CD/DVD copies created with Nero, you can double-click the file to open them in the Nero program if you have it. If not, this wikiHow shows you how to

The Rich Text Format, or RTF, is a kind of file format that enables a document file to be opened by any text-editing or word-processing program. RTF was created by Microsoft to

Create a digital copy of a game disc on your harddrive so that you no longer have to insert a physical disc to play. This copy (also called a disc image or ISO) can be 'mounted' by

This wikiHow teaches you how to password-protect a folder on both Windows and Mac computers. Open Start . This icon is in the bottom-left corner of the screen. You can also press

Powerpoint allows you to save your presentation as other file types including the ability to save each slide as a JPEG file on both Windows and Macintosh versions. This is useful

When a file is created on a computer, it is automatically given a set of attributes. These attributes include the date, size and file format. However, file dates may occasionally

Flash animations are a classic form of internet media, and can typically only be streamed from a website. If you want to watch the animation whenever you want, you'll need to save

This wikiHow teaches you how to delete a locked or otherwise restricted file on your Windows or Mac computer. You can use Safe Mode or an app called Process Explorer on Windows,

Much as you might use a filing cabinet and file folders to organize paper documents, you can use your computer as an electronic filing system to manage digital files including