Unix SHAR archive
File type: System file
Files with sha extension can be mostly found as self-executing SHAR archives from Unix. Cannot be executed in Windows.
Found 3 different file type records with the same sha filename suffix.
File type category:
System file
Date updated: November 11, 2022
File extension sha is associated with the Unix operating system and used for Unix SHAR self-executing archives.
A .sha file is basically a shell script, and executing it will recreate the files.
MIME types:
application/x-shar
Some file managers or archivers support SHA format and can extract the contents of these files.
The easiest way how to convert sha archive is to decompress the sha archive with the use of compression tool and repack the content with another compression utility of your choice.
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: December 11, 2024
The sha file extension is associated with CorelDRAW, a vector graphics editor for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed and sold by Corel Corporation.
The .sha files contain shader graphical data.
It is not possible to open the sha extension files.
Files with sha extension are not convertable.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving sha files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 28, 2026
Microsoft Systems Management Server is software for administering and managing groups of Windows-based computer systems. A .sha file contains site hierarchy addition data used by SMS when a site is added to the hierarchy.
The file belongs to the internal data used by the SMS site and administration infrastructure. Its contents are intended for SMS tools and processes rather than for general-purpose applications.
Systems Management Server was later renamed and developed into System Center Configuration Manager, now known as Microsoft Configuration Manager. The .sha format is therefore associated mainly with SMS and compatible legacy Windows management environments.
A .sha file is normally opened or processed by Microsoft Systems Management Server on Windows as part of site hierarchy administration. It should be handled through the SMS administration or setup tools that created it.
There is no general-purpose viewer for this administrative file, and editing it manually can interfere with the SMS site hierarchy.
This file is not a document or interchange format and normally cannot be converted meaningfully with a standalone converter.
To create equivalent data in a newer environment, an administrator must use the relevant System Center Configuration Manager or Microsoft Configuration Manager site-management procedures rather than export the .sha file directly.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving sha files:
Microsoft Windows
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