File Extension Library


.AFM File Extension

  • Category: Font Files

What are .AFM files and how to open them?

Can't open .AFM 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 .AFM file.

What is a .AFM file extension?

.AFM file extension has been classified as Font Files.

.AFM is Adobe Font Metrics File

ASCII text-based font format developed by Adobe; stores font metric data for a Type 1 PostScript file; contains the master design of a specific font, which defines the way each character of the font looks.

File Type 2 AFF Metadata File
Developer by: Basis Technology Category: Disk Image Files Format: Binary

Metadata file created in the Advanced Forensics Format (AFF), a file format used to save disk image data for digital evidence; saves only the metadata that was extracted out of an .AFF disk image file; allows the metadata to be separated from the raw disk image data.

AFM files reference the AFF disk image data. When opened, the supporting program automatically locates the disk image data in the separate files and loads it appropriately.

List of all softwares that can open the AFF Metadata File
Windows
AFFLIB
PassMark OSForensics
Linux
AFFLIB

How to fix problems with .AFM files

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