How to open METALINK file?
The software referred to as METALINK Opener allows you to freely work with METALINK files, including opening their contents. If you have the appropriate software installed on your device, opening the METALINK file should be done without any problems by double-clicking on the file's icon. If the appropriate software is on your operating system, the file should open in the associated application when you click it. Sometimes, however, various problems arise, below you will find the instructions that you should follow.
9 steps to open METALINK file
The following recommendations and steps will help you open the Metalink 3.0 file in case you cannot do it in the standard way:
- Make sure that the operating system where you are trying to open the Metalink 3.0 file is supported by it. Files with the METALINK extension may not be supported by the operating system you are using.
- Check if the GetRight Download Manager or JDownloader, Free Download Manager program is installed in the system. If there is no such program, install it (or download it earlier).
- Make sure that one of the GetRight Download Manager, JDownloader, Free Download Manager programs is the default application for opening METALINK files in the system. If this is not the case, the METALINK files should be associated with the appropriate application by displaying the properties of the Metalink 3.0 file and in the "File type" section, press the "Change" button. The system will display a window with applications to choose from, from which you should select one of the GetRight Download Manager, JDownloader, Free Download Manager programs.
Software programs that open METALINK file extension
- Files ripped from external media or downloaded from the Internet may have a damaged structure. In this case, although one of the GetRight Download Manager, JDownloader, Free Download Manager programs is installed, the Metalink 3.0 file cannot be opened. Try to download or copy the file again.
- If it turns out that the Metalink 3.0 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 Metalink 3.0 file may be saved in a way that is no longer supported. In this case, you may find that the newer version of the application does not support this older format.
- An attempt to open the Metalink 3.0 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 Metalink 3.0.
Useful tools
If, after performing the above steps, you still have problems opening the METALINK file, you can try using some tools available on the web. At the bottom you will find tools that are dedicated to opening METALINK files.
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