How to open a null file – Whenever you are using Windows , Mac or Android this is a common issue that many of the time you get stuck with an unknown file type “NULL”.And if you try to open that file its common that it gives some error.
So Here is the question that how to open null file? .Well dont worry because the answer to this question is in this post and i can assure that after reading this post and following the methods given in this post you will no longer get any difficulties again while opening any null file.
Hey guyz my name is Ilyas Hassan and i am a freelancer and a professional Web And Android developer and also i have been worked in tech industry for past 3 years. So before we get to Know that how to open a null file we have to understand that what basically a null file is and is null file safe for your device?. So lets start and see what is a null file.
What is a NULL File?
The .null file extension is used by some third party Windows programs that refer to the corrupted data file format. When a program creates a file with corrupted data, the program may use the .null file extension for that file, in order to flag it as a file that cannot be activated due to some problems with its contents.
These NULL files are normally placed in the same directory where the application creating these .null files stores the generated files, or in a location that was selected by the user in the application during file creation. Since these NULL files do not contain any usable data, it is recommended to leave these files alone. There are no Windows tools or third party applications that can open and view the corrupted contents of these .null files. Also there are no such programs that can help you in fixing these NULL files.
Since There are also no third party applications or Windows utilities that can convert NULL files to the correct file format. Corruption of the data stored in these .null files can be caused by many things, such as errors in the application that generated the NULL file, issues with the platform, or file generation timeouts.
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5 Best updated working methods to open a NULL File
Ever since in my opinion it is useless opening a null file but the reasons for opening a null file for many users may be different , So after doing several research and testing is personally by me here are top 5 best methods to open a null File
1 – Use a right programme to open a NULL File
It’s very obvious that if there is a null file then since before this file has been corrupted or by any reason its been converted into null it will have its own original file type before getting converted into null file. So the solution is to find its original file type and use the right program that is used to open that original file and use the same program to open that NULL file.
Here are the steps to find the original file type of the NULL File.
Step 1 : Go to the source of the null file you are willing to open.
Step 2: After that just right-click on the file and from the dropdown options just click on the properties option.
Step 3: You will see the original file type there.Now use right programme to open that null file. For eg(for WINRAR for .zip file and EXCEL for .xlsx file.
There is a great chance that this method will work and you will be able to open that NULL file but if not you can follow the next method.
2 – Using Notepad
The second method to open a NULL file is by using a Notepad. Just follow these steps and and you can open the null file using notepad.
Step 1: Just right click on the file and from the dropdown options just click on the Open with option.
Step 2 : Select on open with note pad option and you are done.
This method is recommended if you are a programmer or a developer because this method can give you code or programme errors that can only be understand by developers.
3 – Using Different online platforms to open that NULL File
There are several online platforms that claims that they can help you by opening the Null file. You can simply search null file opener on google or any search engine. I have listed some top websites that can help you out.
4 – Contacting the Developer of that file.
Contacting the program developer is another easy way to get help opening this document. You will receive different methods or tools on how to open the NULL extension file from the program manufacturer or organization.
5 – Using a universal File viewer
If all those 4 methods didn’t worked for you you can use this method and open your null file by using any universal file opener. There are several apps and programms that can help you open that file how ever that apps can read not only null file but can open many more file types.
Here are some best File viewers from my opinion
Conclusion
So we are at the end now so let us get at the conclusion now. Normally these file types are treated as the corrupted file types and there is no use of it so if you want you can remove it.
However for several users the reasons could be different so if that file is important or have any important data that had been corrupted then you can use the above method which can help you opening that NULL File
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There are several software online which you can use to protect your data.
