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.

2 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.pcp - Autodesk AutoCAD Plotter Configuration

The PCP configuration files are related to Autodesk AutoCAD. 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:

.clr: Autodesk 3D Studio MAX Color Definitions
.qop: Autodesk 3D Studio MAX Quad Options
.kbd: Autodesk 3D Studio MAX Keyboard Shortcuts
.rps: Autodesk 3D Studio MAX Render Preset Settings
.cui: Autodesk AutoCAD Custom Workspace
.ipcc: iPhone Carrier Bundle

.pcp - Patch Creation Properties File

The PCP development files are related to Windows Installer Development Tools. 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
.tmf: Windows Trace Message Format File
.tmc: Windows Trace Message Control File
.dzi: Silverlight Deep Zoom Image

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:

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

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.pxp: Counter-Strike PODBot Experience Data
.lcp: FARSITE Landscape Data
.pxp: IGOR Pro Packed Experiment File
.ocp: C64 Advanced Art Studio Image
.cp: Adobe Captivate Project
.psp: Adobe Photoshop Preferences

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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