ALTV file format description

Many people share .altv files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .altv file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .altv files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.altv - QuickView Help Data

The ALTV data files are related to QuickView. ALTV file is a QuickView Help Data. QuickView is a multimedia viewer for MS-DOS.

Application:

QuickView

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

QuickView Help Data related extensions:

.altq: QuickView Settings Data

Naturally, other applications may also use the .altv file extension. Even harmful programs can create .altv files. Be especially cautious with .altv files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .altv 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 can't open this file:

example.altv

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .altv file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

alt, alv, atv, ltv

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.atv: Act! Data File
.ltv: Altitude Express Video
.alt: Microsoft Dynamics AX Application Label Temporary File
.alv: Adobe Photoshop Levels Settings

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8, Windows 10, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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