PCP file format description

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

4 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.pcp - Autodesk AutoCAD Plotter Configuration

The PCP configuration files are related to Autodesk AutoCAD. The PCP file is an Autodesk AutoCAD Plotter Configuration.

Application:

Autodesk AutoCAD

Category:

Configuration files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

pc2, pc3

Autodesk AutoCAD Plotter Configuration related extensions:

.qop: Autodesk 3D Studio MAX Quad Options
.rps: Autodesk 3D Studio MAX Render Preset Settings
.mobileconfig: Apple Mobile Configuration
.ase: Adobe Photoshop Swatch Exchange File
.iros: Adobe Photoshop Save For Web Tool Settings
.dcst: Adobe InDesign Document Settings

.pcp - Patch Creation Properties File

The PCP development files are related to Windows Installer Development Tools. The PCP file is a Patch Creation Properties File. A Patch Creation Properties (PCP) file is a COM-structured storage file that has the same format as a Windows. Installer database, but a different schema.

Application:

Windows Installer Development Tools

Category:

Development files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Patch Creation Properties File related extensions:

.idl: Interface Definition File
.wew: Debugging Tools for Windows Saved Workspace
.tmh: Windows Trace Message Header File
.tmc: Windows Trace Message Control File
.dzi: Silverlight Deep Zoom Image
.ps1xml: Windows PowerShell Types File

.pcp - SWAT Precipitation Input Data

The PCP data files are related to SWAT. The PCP file is a SWAT Precipitation Input Data. SWAT (Soil Water Assessment Tool) is an hydrology model with the following components: Weather, surface runoff, return flow, percolation, evapotranspiration, transmission losses, pond and reservoir storage, crop growth and irrigation, groundwater flow, reach routing, nutrient and pesticide loading, water transfer.

Application:

SWAT

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

SWAT Precipitation Input Data related extensions:

.bsb: SWAT Sub-basin Output Data
.bsn: SWAT Basin Input Data
.cal: SWAT Auto-calibration Data
.chm: SWAT Soil Chemical Input Data
.cio: SWAT Master Watershed Data
.cod: SWAT Input Control Data

.pcp - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Game Data

The PCP game data files are related to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. The PCP file is a Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Game Data. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is an action-adventure game and part of The Force Unleashed project.

Application:

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Category:

Game Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

pcd

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Game Data related extensions:

.lp: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Levels Data
.vdi: Stepmania Debug Resource
.ert: Heroes of Might and Magic III Script
.d: Infinity Engine Dialogue Data
.mp2: Heroes of Might and Magic II Map
.bfl: Colin McRae Rally 2 Game Data

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

Can't open a .pcp 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.pcp

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 .pcp file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

cp, cpp, lcp, ocp, pc, pcl, pco, pdp, pfp, pp, ppc, psp, pvp, pxp

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.lcp: FARSITE Landscape Data
.pvp: PuzzleView Plus Puzzle
.ocp: C64 Advanced Art Studio Image
.pvp: Citrix Provisioning Server Properties
.pxp: Counter-Strike PODBot Experience Data
.pxp: IGOR Pro Packed Experiment File

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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