PAR file extension
The table below provides useful information about the .par file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the .par file?
- What program do I need to open a .par file?
- How can the .par file be opened, edited or printed?
- How can I convert .par files to another format?
Table of Contents
- ✅ SAP Portal Archive
- ✅ Mail.dat Postage Adjustment File
- ✅ FactoryTalk View Studio Parameter Component File
- ✅ FMS Aircraft Parameters Data
- ✅ RSView Machine Edition Parameters Data
- ✅ OpenOffice.org Script Particles Data
- ✅ Parity Archive V2
- ✅ Solid Edge Parts Document
- 🔄 .par file converters
- 🚫 .par file related errors
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6 extension(s) and 2 alias(es) found in database
✅ SAP Portal Archive

The PAR file is an SAP Portal Archive. A PAR file is a standard ZIP file with a .par extension that contains a deployment descriptor, all Java classes, Web resources and other files required to run the application.
✅ Mail.dat Postage Adjustment File

The PAR file is a Mail.dat Postage Adjustment File. Mail.dat is the standard embraced by a significant portion of the mail production industry and the US Postal Service. Mail.dat is a relational database of nineteen "connected" files describing each characteristic that can exist within a mailing.
✅ FactoryTalk View Studio Parameter Component File

The PAR file is a FactoryTalk View Studio Parameter Component File. FactoryTalk View is a Windows-based application suite, produced by Rockwell Software, which simplifies the creation of graphic human-machine interfaces (HMI), such as operator interface solutions, to monitor and control machines and small processes.
✅ FMS Aircraft Parameters Data

The PAR file is a FMS Aircraft Parameters Data. FMS (Flying Model Simulator) is a freeware 3D flight simulator program developed and written by Roman and Michael Moller.
✅ RSView Machine Edition Parameters Data

The PAR file is an RSView Machine Edition Parameters Data. RSView Machine Edition is software for developing and running human-machine interface (HMI) projects.
✅ OpenOffice.org Script Particles Data

The PAR file is an OpenOffice.org Script Particles Data. OpenOffice.org is an open-source application suite whose main components are for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, and databases.
✅ Parity Archive V2

PAR and PAR2 files are parity data that can be used to recover missing or damaged files in a set, such as a set of RAR files or images.
✅ Solid Edge Parts Document

The PRT file is a Solid Edge Parts Document. Solid Edge is a 3D CAD parametric feature solid modeling software. It runs on Microsoft Windows and provides solid modeling, assembly modelling and drafting functionality for mechanical engineers.
Other types of files may also use the .par file extension.
🚫 The .par file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
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🔴 Can't open a .par 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.par
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 .par file association, check the FAQ.
🔴 Can I change the extension of files?
Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.
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