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Details of the .shx file extension

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  • What is the .shx file?
  • What program do I need to open a .shx file?
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  • What are other, similar filename extensions to .shx?

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1 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database

.shx file extension details

ArcView Shape Index

.shx
ArcView Shape Index .shx file icon
Description:
SHX file is an ArcView Shape Index. ArcView is full-featured GIS software for visualizing, analyzing, creating, and managing data with a geographic component. The SHX file stores the index of the feature geometry (SHP).
Category: GIS files
Application: ESRI ArcView
Mime-type: application/octet-stream
Magic number: -
Magic string: -
Sample: -
SHX aliases:
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SHX related links:
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SHX related extensions:
ArcView Project

ArcView Ascii Grid

ArcView Geocoding Standardization

ArcView Legend Template

ArcView Extension

ArcView Shape File

ArcView Ungenerate File

Topocad Road Profile

Topocad Roadlines

Topocad Traverse Document

Other types of files may also use the .shx file extension.

.shx file extension error

The .shx file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

chx, sgx, ehx, hsx, whx, sjx, sxh, shz, syx, stx, smx, shd, sh, sx, snx

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

We found the following similar file extensions in our database:

Unix Shell Script
SHA-1 Checksum
SAS XPORT Transport File
Adobe Photoshop Shape Curves
SBIG CCD Camera Image
Windows Shadow Header
Freescale S-record File
Shell Scrap File
MIDI System Exclusive Message
SysMetrix Skin
open .shx file

Can't open a .shx file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows cannot open this file:

example.shx

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...

If you don't know how to set the .shx file association, check the FAQ.

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