SHX file extension
The table below provides useful information about the .shx file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the .shx file?
- What program do I need to open a .shx file?
- How can the .shx file be opened, edited or printed?
- How can I convert .shx files to another format?
Table of Contents
- ✅ ArcView Shape Index
- 🔄 .shx file converters
- 🚫 .shx file related errors
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1 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database
✅ ArcView Shape Index
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).
Other types of files may also use the .shx file extension.
🚫 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:
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
We found the following similar file extensions in our database:
🔴 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.
🔴 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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