File Extension Library


.WARC File Extension

  • Category: Archive and compressed Files

What are .WARC files and how to open them?

Can't open .WARC 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 .WARC file.

What is a .WARC file extension?

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

.WARC is Web ARChive file format

Files with warc file extension are associated with the WARC (Web ARChive file format), a successor of Internet Archive ARC format used for combining multiple digital resources into an aggregate archival file together with related information.

The WARC supports the harvesting, access, and exchange needs of archiving organizations.

The WARC also uses warc.gz file extension.

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

Currently, .WARC file type is not actively used and is obsolete.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 .warc 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 .WARC files

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