A wa~ file extension is related to the temporary files used by Microsoft Address Book component.

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WA~ file extension - Microsoft Address Book data

What is wa~ file? How to open wa~ files?

File type specification:

Backup file type icon Backup file type

Temporary file type icon Temporary file type

wa~ file icon: wa~ filetype icon

The wa~ file extension is probably used for temporary opened .wab files.

Address Book is a component of Microsoft Windows that lets users keep a single list of contacts that can be shared by multiple programs.

This wa~ file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.

This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.

Updated: April 15, 2024

The default software associated to open wa~ file:

Microsoft Outlook Express icon

Microsoft Corporation logoMicrosoft Outlook Express  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Outlook Express is an e-mail client distributed with Internet Explorer from version 4.0 to version 6.0. It is also pre-installed in several versions of Microsoft Windows, from Windows 98 to Windows XP.

Outlook Express is user-friendly and easy to use application, which supports standard POP, IMAP accounts, composing rich HTML e-mails, e-mail encryption, privacy protection, malware protection, e-mail sorting etc.

In Windows Vista is Outlook Express replaced with Windows Mail.

Microsoft Outlook icon

Microsoft Corporation logoMicrosoft Outlook  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Outlook is a professional e-mail management tool and personal information manager distributed with the Microsoft Office suite. Outlook integrates the e-mail application, calendar, task manager, contact manager, and note-taking into one application.

Help how to open:

This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .wa~ file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

List of software applications associated to the .wa~ file extension

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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open wa~ file, edit wa~ file, convert wa~ file, view wa~ file, play wa~ file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Software that backup wa~ file - Microsoft Address Book data

Programs supporting the exension wa~ on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for backup wa~ file action.

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with wa~ file by default:
Microsoft Outlook Express small icon Microsoft Outlook Express
Microsoft Outlook small icon Microsoft Outlook

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