OrCAD schematic capture design rules check report
File type: Various data file
A drc file extension is related to the OrCAD software. A drc file contains schematic capture design rules check report.
Found 5 different file type records with the same drc filename suffix.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: August 31, 2017
The drc file extension is associated with OrCAD, a PCB (printed circuit board) program for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by Cadence.
The drc file stores schematic capture design rules check report.
Use OrCAD to work with *.drc files.
Software applications that can open drc files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create drc files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving drc files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: January 4, 2018
The drc file extension is associated with the Delphi, an integrated development environment for Microsoft Windows.
The drc file contains resource string information.
Can be deleted; will be regenerated from source code by compiler.
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
The drc file extension is associated with the Dirac, a video compression format developed by BBC Research & Development.
The drc file stores video and audio data encoded by Dirac codec.
Dirac format aims to provide high-quality video compression for Ultra HDTV
Use VLC player to playback *.drc files.
Use compatible tool to export *.drc files to other formats.
Apps designed for playing drc files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
File type category:
Encoded and encrypted file
Date updated: September 27, 2026
The DRC file extension is associated with DriveCrypt, encryption software from SecurStar. DriveCrypt can encrypt an entire hard-disk partition or create a virtual container file for storing encrypted information. A DRC file is the file-based container used for the latter option.
The container holds encrypted data and is managed by DriveCrypt rather than by ordinary archive or disk-image software. When the user opens or mounts the container in DriveCrypt, the software provides access to the files inside it after the container has been unlocked.
DRC is a proprietary format intended for DriveCrypt on Microsoft Windows. Access depends on compatible DriveCrypt software and the required credentials.
Open a DRC file with DRIVECRYPT on Microsoft Windows. Use DriveCrypt's container-opening or mounting function, then provide the password or encryption key used to protect the container.
Renaming the file or opening it with an archive utility will not decrypt it.
A DRC file cannot normally be converted directly to another file format because it is an encrypted DriveCrypt container, not a conventional document or media file.
To extract its contents, open and mount the container in DriveCrypt, unlock it, and copy the decrypted files to another drive or storage format. The original DRC file remains encrypted.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving drc files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 30, 2026
The DRC file extension identifies an OMA DRM rights object containing copy-protection information. The file uses WBXML (WAP Binary XML), a compact binary representation of XML, to store the rules that govern access to protected content.
DRC files belong to the Sony Ericsson DRM Packager software, which was available for Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS, including Mac OS X. The packager creates rights objects for use with protected digital media; a DRC file is not the media itself.
Open a DRC file with the corresponding Sony Ericsson DRM Packager on Microsoft Windows, or with Sony Ericsson DRM Packager for Mac on macOS or Mac OS X. The file is a WBXML rights object, not a playable media file, so ordinary media players and text editors will not display it meaningfully.
A DRC file cannot normally be converted to a common document or media format. It contains DRM rights metadata rather than the protected content itself, and changing it outside the DRM system can invalidate the rights object.
If the original content and rights settings are available, the practical option is to create a new rights object with Sony Ericsson DRM Packager instead of converting the existing file.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving drc files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X