File Extension Library


.DXY File Extension

  • Category: Various data Files

What are .DXY files and how to open them?

Can't open .DXY 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 .DXY file.

What is a .DXY file extension?

.DXY file extension has been classified as Various data Files.

.DXY is 34 Row Displacement Correction format

The dxy file extension is related to the 34 Row Displacement Correction format used by WFPC2 (Wide-Field Planetary Camera 2) detectors stored on Hubble Space Telescope.

The dxy file stores data for enhancing WFPC2 and make it to produce calibrated images.

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

.DXY file format is deprecated and this file format is no longer supported.

Currently, .DXY file type is not actively used and is obsolete.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.


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 .dxy 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.

How to fix problems with .DXY files

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