File Extension Library


.IOPLIST File Extension

  • Developer by: Apple
  • Category: System Files
  • Format: Text

What are .IOPLIST files and how to open them?

Can't open .IOPLIST 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 .IOPLIST file.

What is a .IOPLIST file extension?

.IOPLIST file extension is created by Apple. .IOPLIST has been classified as System Files. The format of .IOPLIST file is Text.

.IOPLIST is Mac OS X IOPLIST File

Apple .PLIST file used by Mac OS X; uses the ".ioplist" extension instead of the standard ".plist" extension; used for saving and caching information for Mac OS X Kernel extensions (.KEXT) and other system uses.

IOPLIST files are often compressed by Gzip and saved as ".ioplist.gz" files. You can see examples of such files in the /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/ directory.

List of all softwares that can open the Mac OS X IOPLIST File
Mac
Apple OS X

How to fix problems with .IOPLIST files

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