How to open HDD file?
The software referred to as HDD Opener allows you to freely work with HDD files, including opening their contents. If you have the appropriate software installed on your device, opening the HDD file should be done without any problems by double-clicking on the file's icon. After clicking, your HDD file should open in the program that is assigned as default for handling HDD files on your device. However, the problem is not always solved so quickly. Follow the steps of the instructions below to try to solve it.
9 steps to open HDD file
In case it is not possible to open the Parallels Desktop Hard Disk Format file without additional steps, follow the steps below
- Check if the Parallels Desktop Hard Disk Format file can be handled by the given operating system. It may turn out that HDD files are not compatible with your system.
- Make sure that the default application for the files HDD, VMware vCenter Converter Standalone or one of the following Parallels Desktop, VirtualBox, Parallels Workstation is installed in the operating system. The solution to this problem is to install the appropriate software that supports files with the extension HDD.
- Make sure that one of the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, Parallels Desktop, VirtualBox, Parallels Workstation programs is the default application for opening HDD files in the system. If this is not the case, you should manually set the program, preferably by editing the properties of the Parallels Desktop Hard Disk Format file and displaying the applications available on the system that allow you to open it. On the list, search for one of the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, Parallels Desktop, VirtualBox, Parallels Workstation applications and confirm.
Software programs that open HDD file extension
- If the Parallels Desktop Hard Disk Format file has been downloaded from the Internet or copied from another medium, it may be corrupt. In this case, the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, Parallels Desktop, VirtualBox, Parallels Workstation programs will not be able to open the Parallels Desktop Hard Disk Format file despite their presence in the system. If possible, you can try to open the Parallels Desktop Hard Disk Format file directly from its source.
- If it turns out that the Parallels Desktop Hard Disk Format file contains a virus, it will usually be impossible to open it. Such a situation should not be underestimated and such a file should be deleted or moved to quarantine, and the entire system should be scanned.
- The Parallels Desktop Hard Disk Format file may be saved in a way that is no longer supported. Sometimes it happens that despite the HDD extension, such files contain data saved in a way that prevents them from being opened by VMware vCenter Converter Standalone or Parallels Desktop, VirtualBox, Parallels Workstation.
- An attempt to open the Parallels Desktop Hard Disk Format file by an un-updated application may fail. Check the app for up-to-date information and, if necessary, install the latest version.
- In some cases, the user initiates the opening of the file with a shortcut that leads to a location where it is not present.
- The system administrator has restricted the opening and modification of certain files, which in this case may include Parallels Desktop Hard Disk Format.
Useful tools
If, after performing the above steps, you still have problems opening the HDD file, you can try using some tools available on the web. Below are the websites we have verified that may help you open the HDD file.
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