CIV file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.civ - Empire Earth Civilization Information Data

The CIV game data files are related to Empire Earth. The CIV file is an Empire Earth Civilization Information Data. Empire Earth is a real-time strategy game that spans about a half a million years of human history.

Application:

Empire Earth

Category:

Game Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Empire Earth Civilization Information Data related extensions:

.lzc: Need for Speed Data
.xrs: Dig It! Game Data
.orz: Holic Online Game Data
.tod: Crysis Time of Day Data
.egrp: Explorations RPG Game Engine Resource
.charscript: Divinity: Original Sin Character Script

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

Can't open a .civ 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.civ

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 .civ file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

ci, cib, cic, cid, cif, cig, ckv, clv, cov, cuv, cv, cvi, div, fiv, icv

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.cif: CIF RAW Video File
.icv: WebALP Camera 3D Trajectory Data
.cid: EL-CID Data
.cvi: CassiniVision Map Image
.ci: iBlaze Case Information File
.clv: QIP Contact List Visible Data

Operating systems

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Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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