File Extension Library


.GHI File Extension

  • Category: Configuration Files

What are .GHI files and how to open them?

Can't open .GHI 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 .GHI file.

What is a .GHI file extension?

.GHI file extension has been classified as Configuration Files.

.GHI is NCSA Mosaic configuration

The ghi file extension is commonly used by Mosaic a web browser credited with popularizing the World Wide Web.

It was also a client for earlier protocols such as FTP, Usenet, and Gopher. Its clean, easily understood user interface, reliability, Windows port and simple installation all contributed to making it the application that opened up the Web to the general public.

The ghi file contains configuration data for NCSA Mosaic.

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

Currently, .GHI file type is not actively used and is obsolete.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 .ghi 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 .GHI files

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