.$VM File Extension
- Developer by: Microsoft Corporation
- Category: Temporary Files
What are .$VM files and how to open them?
Can't open .$VM file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .$VM file.What is a .$VM file extension?
.$VM file extension is created by Microsoft Corporation. .$VM has been classified as Temporary Files.
.$VM is Windows 3.x Virtual Manager temporary data
Old file extension. Used by Microsoft Windows 3.x. Stores temporary data.
Temporary files may be created by computer programs for a variety of purposes; principally when a program cannot allocate enough memory for its tasks, when the program is working on data bigger than architecture's address space, or as a primitive form of inter-process communication.
.$VM file format is deprecated and this file format is no longer supported.
Currently, .$VM file type is not actively used and is obsolete. This usually happens with system files in older operating systems, files from long-discontinued software, or with previous versions of some file types (documents, projects, images, etc.) that were replaced in later versions of the original programs.