APPICON file extension. How to open and convert files with APPICON file suffix

An appicon file extension is related to the VMware Workstation and used for its cache.

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APPICON file extension - VMWare cache

What is appicon file? How to open appicon files?

File type specification:

Virtual machine, virtualization software related file type

The appicon file extension is associated with VMware Workstation a computer virtualization software and other applications developed by the VMware.

The appicon file stores cache data.

Files were found at \caches\GuestAppsCache\appData\ folder under virtual machine directory.

The default software associated to open appicon file:

VMware Workstation

Company or developer:
VMware, Inc.

VMware Workstation is popular application used to create virtual computer machines in one desktop or laptop computer. It supports virtualization of many computer operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, MS-DOS, FreeBSD etc.

VMware Workstation can convert an existing physical computer into VMware virtual machine. Each virtual machine represents a complete computer, including processor, memory, network connections etc. VMware Workstation is distributed for Microsoft Windows and Linux.

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 .appicon 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 recommended software applications associated to the .appicon file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open appicon file, edit appicon file, convert appicon file, view appicon file, play appicon file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Unspecified and all other actions for computer programs working with appicon file - VMWare cache

Click on the software link for more information about VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation uses appicon file type for its internal purposes and/or also by different way than common edit or open file actions (eg. to install/execute/support an application itself, to store application or user data, configure program etc.).

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with appicon file by default:
VMware Workstation
Other suggested software:
VMware Player

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