DFS2 file format description

Many people share .dfs2 files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .dfs2 file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .dfs2 files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.dfs2 - MIKE 11 Results Data

The DFS2 data files are related to MIKE 11. The DFS2 file is a MIKE 11 Results Data. MIKE 11 is synonymous with top quality river modelling covering more application areas than any other river modelling package available.

Application:

MIKE 11

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

MIKE 11 Results Data related extensions:

.gtzip: vMix GT Designer Zip Archive
.ssd: Stardock WindowBlinds Skin Filelist
.82u: TI-82 Calculator OS Update Data
.snp: GenePattern SNP Data
.axs: AXIS Data File
.ibd: MySQL InnoDB Tablespace

Naturally, other applications may also use the .dfs2 file extension. Even harmful programs can create .dfs2 files. Be especially cautious with .dfs2 files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .dfs2 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.dfs2

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 .dfs2 file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

dcs2, df2, dfs, ds2, dsf2, fs2, vfs2

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.dcs2: Adobe Photoshop DCS 2.0 Document
.df2: Omnis Native Data File
.ds2: DSS Pro Voice
.dfs: Swirlique Data
.vfs2: NUVICO EasyNet Backup Data
.dfs: Area 51 Game DFS Data

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

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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