ARCserve Backup backup file
File type: Backup file
A .ctf file is a backup file created by CA ARCserve Backup, a data backup and recovery program for Microsoft Windows.
It contains backed-up data from computers and is used by ARCserve Backup during data recovery.
Found 10 different file type records with the same ctf filename suffix.
File type category:
Backup file
Date updated: October 7, 2026
CA ARCserve Backup uses .ctf files as part of its backup and recovery operations. The software is intended for backing up data in business and other organizational environments.
A .ctf file can contain backed-up files and folders, including case-sensitive data, along with information required to restore the data. The backup may be used to recover files after a system failure, malware attack, or other data-loss event.
This is a proprietary backup format for the Microsoft Windows edition of ARCserve Backup, rather than a general-purpose archive or interchange format. The file is normally managed together with the other information created by the backup software.
Open or restore a .ctf file with a compatible installation of CA ARCserve Backup for Microsoft Windows. Use the program's backup and recovery functions rather than trying to open the file in a general archive utility.
.ctf files are proprietary backup files and are not normally converted directly to another file format.
Restore the required files with CA ARCserve Backup, then save or export the restored data in the format required by another program.
Software applications that can open ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that backup ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that recover ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: March 15, 2017
The ctf file extension is associated with the AVG Antivirus software used to protect computer against viruses, Trojan horses, worms and other malicious software.
The ctf file contains update control data for download new virus definitions and program updates.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Text file
Date updated: March 27, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The ctf file extension is associated with the smart programmable calculators developed by Japanese company called Casio.
The ctf file contains human readable program code for calculators. Casio text files are viewable in text editor.
Use any text editor to open *.ctf Casio calculator text format files.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 2, 2017
The ctf file extension is associated with the CoffeeCup HTML Editor web designing tool and HTML code editor for Windows. The .ctf file contains saved table design in HTML markup language.
Use CoffeeCup HTML editor to open .ctf table files.
Files with ctf extension are not convertable.
Software applications that can open ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: March 27, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The ctf file extension is associated with the ECMG applications used for content consolidation and content migration. The ctf file contains content transformation data to produce the transformed metadata.
The ctf files are viewable in the ECMG Reader.
Use ECMG Reader to open *.ctf content transformation files.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Programs for viewing ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
ECMG Reader
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
ECMG Reader
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: November 9, 2017
The ctf file extension is associated with the GammaFax PC fax board developed by GammaLink in 1985. The .ctf file contains TIFF picture image in compression file format used by GammaFax board. It is obsolete file format.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 4, 2026
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The ctf file extension is associated with the HP-95LX, a portable computer introduced by Hewlett-Packard in 1991. The system uses an x86-compatible NEC V20 processor, an Intel 8088 clone, and the MS-DOS operating system.
The ctf file belongs to the HP-95LX COMM program and contains the character translation data that the program uses during communications. It is a supporting data file rather than a document intended for general use.
The HP-95LX and its COMM program are obsolete, so this format is no longer in common use.
Open the ctf file with the COMM program on an HP-95LX. The file is intended to be used by COMM in its original MS-DOS environment, not opened as a standalone document.
Modern desktop applications generally do not support this obsolete format. Preserve the file with the other HP-95LX COMM files if access to the original data is required.
The ctf file is a program support file and normally has no useful document format to export.
To use the data on another system, the character translations would need to be recreated manually in a compatible communications program.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 7, 2026
Lotus Symphony was an office suite from Lotus Development Corporation for Microsoft MS-DOS. It was used to create documents, spreadsheets and presentations, and to browse the web. The first version was introduced in the 1980s for MS-DOS.
A .ctf file stores character translation data for the program. It is a supporting data file rather than a document, spreadsheet or presentation file.
The format belongs to older MS-DOS versions of Lotus Symphony and is no longer in common use. Its contents are intended for use by the specific version of the software that created or supplied the file.
Open a .ctf file with the compatible MS-DOS version of Lotus Symphony. The file is normally used by the program as supporting data rather than opened as a document.
Modern office applications are unlikely to recognize this format. If the original Lotus Symphony environment is unavailable, the file may only be inspectable as legacy data and its character mappings may not be interpreted correctly.
A character translation file does not normally contain a user document to export, so it has no practical general-purpose conversion path. Use the compatible version of Lotus Symphony if the translation data is still required.
If the goal is to preserve text created with the translation, open the related material in Lotus Symphony and export or re-enter the resulting text in a modern format. The .ctf file itself is not normally converted independently.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ctf files:
Microsoft MS-DOS
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 27, 2026
Roxio PhotoSuite was used to manage photos captured by digital still cameras. Its album files organize the photos into collections that could be viewed within the application.
A CTF file contains the album information, thumbnail images, and other data required by PhotoSuite. It is an application-specific album file rather than a standard image format, so it should not be treated as the original photo files.
PhotoSuite is a discontinued application, and the CTF format is no longer commonly used. The files are associated with the older Windows version of the software.
Open the file with the Roxio PhotoSuite installation that created it. From PhotoSuite, use its album-opening command and select the CTF file.
Because PhotoSuite is discontinued, it may be difficult to open a CTF file on a current system.
The CTF album is not a standard photo format, so it is not normally converted directly as an image.
If PhotoSuite can open the file, use its photo-saving or export functions to recover individual images, then create a new album in another application. The original image files are preferable to the CTF file when they are still available.
File type category:
Database file
Date updated: August 23, 2017
The ctf file extension is associated with the WhereIsIt tool used to catalog and organize multimedia files on computer, including CD-ROMs and DVDs, audio CDs, diskettes, removable drives etc. The .ctf file stores database of multimedia files.
Use Where Is It to open .ctf catalog files.
The ctf extension file format is not convertable.
Software applications that can open ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ctf files:
Microsoft Windows
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