File Extension Library


.LOCS File Extension

  • Category: Various data Files

What are .LOCS files and how to open them?

Can't open .LOCS 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 .LOCS file.

What is a .LOCS file extension?

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

.LOCS is Illumina BeadArray location data

The locs file extension is associated with the Illumina BeadArray, a microarray technology and solution for DNA and RNA analysis, developed by Illumina.

The locs file stores location data used by Illumina BeadArray.

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

Currently, .LOCS file type is not actively used and is obsolete.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 .locs 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 .LOCS files

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