EWC file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.ewc - EWView for DOS Configuration

The EWC configuration files are related to EWView for DOS. The EWC file is an EWView for DOS Configuration.

Application:

EWView for DOS

Category:

Configuration files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

EWView for DOS Configuration related extensions:

.whd: WinUAEX WHDLoad Settings
.nmdsdcid: Media Player Settings
.dpf: DOpus v9 Preferences Data
.whz: WinUAEX Zipped WHDLoad Settings
.grc: GRASS GIS Manager Settings
.awc: Active-HDL Accelerated Waveform Configuration

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

Can't open a .ewc 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.ewc

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 .ewc file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

dwc, eac, ec, ecw, edc, esc, ew, ewd, ewf, ews, fwc, rwc, swc, wc

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.ews: EasyWorship Schedule Data
.dwc: Netop Remote Control Phonebook
.ewf: Expert Witness Format Image
.ewd: Enigma Flight Planner Database
.wc: WorldCraft Data
.ecw: Ensoniq AudioPCI Waveset 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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