Prototype game data
File type: Game file
Files with rcf file extension are mainly game archives for the Prototype computer game or configuration files for Colin McRae computer game.
Found 3 different file type records with the same rcf filename suffix.
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: July 2, 2019
The rcf file extension is related to Prototype, an action-adventure open world video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Activision with release in 2009.
The rcf file contains game data.
The rcf file extension was also used in Colin McRae car game.
But the *.rcf files used in that game are used for configuration purposes and are not related.
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Software apps that manage or store settings in rcf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving rcf files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 28, 2026
The RCF file extension is related to Rhapsody, an online music service run by RealNetworks. An RCF file is used for Rhapsody storage.
Rhapsody launched in December 2001 and was the first music service to offer streaming, on-demand access to nearly its entire library of digital music. The RCF format is proprietary service data rather than a general-purpose music format.
Downloaded files came with restrictions on their use. These restrictions were enforced by Helix, RealNetworks' version of digital rights management. RCF files should therefore be treated as legacy application data and not as files that contain freely transferable music.
Open an RCF file with the Rhapsody software that created it. The file is intended for use by the service software and normally cannot be opened meaningfully as a document or played as an audio track.
Because RCF is a proprietary legacy format, current media players and general-purpose file viewers are unlikely to support it. Do not edit or rename the file if it is still needed by the original software.
There is no standard converter for RCF files. They are application storage files, not an exchangeable audio format, so conversion to MP3 or another audio format is not normally applicable.
If the original Rhapsody software provides an authorized download or export function, use that function instead. DRM restrictions may prevent the stored content from being exported or converted independently.
File type category:
Configuration file
Date updated: July 15, 2019
The rcf file extension is associated with the SonicWALL Global VPN Client, a VPN client for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by Dell.
The rcf file stores VPN configuration data.