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

Files with gim extension are used for Microsoft SharePoint Workspace. It works as identity message files.

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the GIM file extension!

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Software that open gim file

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GIM file extension - Microsoft SharePoint WorkSpace Groove identity message file

What is gim file? How to open gim files?

File type specification:

Internet related file type

gim file icon:

The gim file extension is associated with Microsoft SharePoint Workspace, it is known as Microsoft Groove in previous version.

The .gim file is used for identity message files.

Mime: application/vnd.groove-identity-message

Updated: December 20, 2024

The default software associated to open gim file:

Microsoft Office

Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Office is popular productivity suite for Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Office contains a set of applications and services used to work with documents (Microsoft Word), spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel), presentations (Microsoft PowerPoint), databases (Microsoft Access) etc..

Microsoft Office can be also used to manage e-mail accounts, tasks, calendars and contacts (Microsoft Outlook).

Microsoft SharePoint Workspace

Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft SharePoint Workspace is successor of Microsoft Office Groove. SharePoint Workspace is collaboration software that is able to anytime, anywhere access to Microsoft SharePoint team sites. Seems like it was replaced by SharePoint 2013.

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 .gim 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 .gim 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 gim file, edit gim file, convert gim file, view gim file, play gim file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Unspecified and all other actions for computer programs working with gim file - Microsoft SharePoint WorkSpace Groove identity message file

Click on the software link for more information about Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office uses gim 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 gim file by default:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft SharePoint Workspace

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