File Extension Library


._PDF File Extension

  • Developer by: Adobe Systems Incorporated
  • Category: Document Files

What are ._PDF files and how to open them?

Can't open ._PDF 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 ._PDF file.

What is a ._PDF file extension?

._PDF file extension is created by Adobe Systems Incorporated. ._PDF has been classified as Document Files.

._PDF is Adobe Portable Document Format

The _pdf file extension is associated with the PDF (Portable Document Format) developed by Adobe in 1993.

Portable Document Format is used to represent document independent of application software, operating systems and hardware.

PDF file stores complete description of document layout, texts, fonts, graphics used to visualize document.

The default file extension of Adobe Portable Document Format is pdf. However, sometimes is PDF document representing by extension _pdf, created for example by any e-mail client, or antivirus software due security reasons.

If your PDF viewer doesn't support opening _pdf files, simply rename _pdf to pdf extension and PDF document will be viewable in it.

MIME types:
application/pdf
application/x-pdf
application/acrobat
applications/vnd.pdf
text/pdf
text/x-pdf
application/x-bzpdf
application/x-gzpdf


How to open:

Use Adobe Acrobat, or Acrobat Reader to view content of *._pdf files.PDF is a very common document format and thus is supported by various productivity software.

How to convert:

PDF files can be converted to other graphics, or text file formats, but there are some limitations based on content, or security permissions in the PDF and features of application that you use to convert PDF documents into another file format. Various programs are able to export their documents to PDF. You can also create PDF documentes from any software that can print by using any virtual PDF printer software available on Internet.

How to fix problems with ._PDF files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open ._PDF files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current ._PDF file format
  2. You need to check the ._PDF file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)