A yenc file extension is related to some encoded archives. Probably obsolete.

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YENC file extension - yEnc encoded archive

What is yenc file? How to open yenc files?

File type specification:

Encoded and encrypted file type icon Encoded and encrypted file type

The yenc file extension is used in the past for some sort of encoded archives.

Most likely some old format without support from developer. No further information could be found.

This yenc 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 yenc file:

Stuffit icon

Smith Micro Software, Inc. logoStuffit  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Smith Micro Software, Inc.

Stuffit is easy to use utility used to create and extract file archives. It is able to create ZIP and SITX archives. StuffIt also opens compressed and encoded attachments and file downloads in over 25 different formats including StuffIt, Zip, RAR and Tar.

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

Applications that extract yenc file - yEnc encoded archive

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

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with yenc file by default:
Stuffit small icon Stuffit
Other suggested software:
ZipZag small icon ZipZag

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