Files with edgel suffix are in most cases encrypted user or multimedia files affected by the EdgeLocker ransomware.

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EDGEL file extension - EdgeLocker ransomware affected file

What is edgel file? How to open edgel files?

File type specification:

Ransomware encrypted file type icon Ransomware encrypted file type

File extension edgel seems to be mainly related to a ransomware that first appeared in late December 2016 and was labeled as EdgeLocker.

Much like other ransomware, it encrypts users files and then demands ransom (0.1 BTC) for the decryption key.

Help how to open:

Unfortunantely, we do not know about any decryptor for this particular ransomware yet.

How to convert:

You will have to decrypt the files first, before you can convert them to anything else.

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