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

An ims file extension is related to the cache file format used by Adobe Premiere Pro.

There are 6 other file types using
the IMS file extension!

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IMS file extension - Adobe Premiere Pro cache

What is ims file? How to open ims files?

File type specification:

Temporary file type

The ims file extension is associated with the Adobe Premiere Pro, a video editing tool for Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac computers.

The ims file stores some kind of cache used by Premiere Pro when you are editing a video project.

The IMS file is stored:

C:\Users\"User"\AppData\Local\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files

The default software associated to open ims file:

Adobe Premiere Pro

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Premiere Pro is a timeline-based video editing software application and part of the Adobe Creative Suite and Creative Cloud. The latest version is Premiere CC available as part of Create Cloud. Previous version was Premiere CS6.

Adobe Premiere lets you edit faster than ever by offering industry-leading, cross-platform, native file–based workflows and GPU-accelerated filters and effects with the enhanced Adobe Mercury Playback Engine.

Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Premiere Pro is professional video editing software. It is distributed as a part of Adobe Creative Suite, or lately Creative Cloud. The latest version is Premiere CC and is available in the subscription based Creative Cloud. It is also available for Mac.

Adobe Creative Cloud

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Creative Cloud is latest member of Creative family. With this version Adobe moved from one-time fee to subscription based model, while no longer plans to offer one time purchase options like the users were used. There is either annual or monthly fee for using the whole bundle or just one program.

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

Hint:
Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting ims files.

Programs that can create ims file - Adobe Premiere Pro cache

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