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.HCT File Extension

  • Developer by: Symantec Corporation
  • Category: Various data Files

What are .HCT files and how to open them?

Can't open .HCT 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 .HCT file.

What is a .HCT file extension?

.HCT file extension is created by Symantec Corporation. .HCT has been classified as Various data Files.

.HCT is Symantec LiveUpdate data

The hct file extension is associated with the Symantec LiveUpdate, a software distributed with Norton and Symantec applications, which offers users to update these products.

The hct file stores data used by LiveUpdate.


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 .hct 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 .HCT files

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