File Extension Library


.P3P File Extension

  • Category: Various data Files

What are .P3P files and how to open them?

Can't open .P3P 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 .P3P file.

What is a .P3P file extension?

.P3P file extension has been classified as Various data Files.

.P3P is W3C Platform for Privacy Preferences data

The p3p file extension is associated with the W3C Platform for Privacy Preferences that enables Websites to express their privacy practices in a standard format that can be retrieved automatically and interpreted easily by user agents.

.P3P file format is deprecated and this file format is no longer supported.

Currently, .P3P file type is not actively used and is obsolete.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 .p3p 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 .P3P files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .P3P files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .P3P file format
  2. You need to check the .P3P file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)