File Extension Library


.MSA File Extension

  • Category: Archive and compressed Files

What are .MSA files and how to open them?

Can't open .MSA 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 .MSA file.

What is a .MSA file extension?

.MSA file extension has been classified as Archive and compressed Files.

.MSA is Magic Shadow Archiver Atari disk image

The msa file extension is associated with Magic Shadow Archiver disk archiving utility for Atari ST family computers with TOC operating system.

A msa file stores archived disk.

Magic Shadow Archiver is obsolete software.

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

Currently, .MSA file type is not actively used and is obsolete.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:

Use Magic Shadow Archiver to open *.msa files.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .msa 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 .MSA files

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