A pinstall file extension is used by Google Picasa software, probably for some installation purposes.

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PINSTALL file extension - Google Picasa data

What is pinstall file? How to open pinstall files?

File type specification:

Various data file type icon Various data file type

pinstall file icon: pinstall filetype icon

The pinstall file extension is associated with Google Picasa, a software application for organizing and editing digital photos, originally created by Idealab and now owned by Google.

These pinstall files are most likely used during the installation process.

MIME types:
application/x-picasa-detect

This pinstall file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.

This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.

The default software associated to open pinstall file:

Google Picasa icon

Google Inc. logoGoogle Picasa  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Google Inc.

Picasa is a popular photo viewer and photo organizer developed by Google. It can also edit photos and has integrated service to share photos to Picasa Web Albums. Picasa Web Albums is also integrated to Google social network called Google+.

Picasa was developed  by Idealab in 2002. Idealab sold Picasa to Google in 2004. Picasa is available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Picasa was discontinued on March 15, 2016.

Google Picasa for Mac icon

Google Inc. logoGoogle Picasa for Mac  Apple macOS / Mac OS X software

Company or developer:
Google Inc.

Picasa for Mac is a popular photo viewer and photo organizer developed  by Idealab in 2002, that was acquired by Google in 2004. Picasa can edit photos and has integrated service to share photos to Picasa Web Albums. Picasa Web Albums is also integrated to Google social network called Google+.

Picasa was discontinued on March 15, 2016.

Google Picasa for Linux icon

Google Inc. logoGoogle Picasa for Linux  Linux/Unix software

Company or developer:
Google Inc.

Picasa for Linux is a photo organizer, viewer, editor and converter. It has integrated service to share photos to Picasa Web Albums. Picasa Web Albums is also integrated to Google social network called Google+.

Picasa was discontinued on March 15, 2016.

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

Unspecified and all other actions for computer programs working with pinstall file - Google Picasa data

Click on the software link(s) for more information. Suggested software applications use pinstall file type for internal purposes and/or also by different way than common edit or open pinstall file actions.

Microsoft Windows:

Apple macOS / Mac OS X:

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