Most commonly found extensions (PART 1: N to P):

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.N64 Nintendo 64 Emulator ROM image.

.NA2 Netscape Communicator address book.

.NAB Novell Groupwise address book

.NAP Napster Music security definition file.

.NDF NeoPlanet Browser file

.NDX Indexed file for most databases.

.NES Nintendo Entertainment system ROM image

.NIL Norton guide online documentation

.NGF Enterasys Networks NetSight file.

.NHF Nero HFS-CD compilation or a general Nero file

.NIL Norton icon lybrary file.

.NLB Oracle 7 data file

.NLD ATI Radeon video driver file,

.NMI SwordSearcher file.

.NON LucasArts Star Wars - Tie fighter mouse options file.

.NOW Extension commonly used for readme text files.

.NRA Nero Audio CD file.

.NRB Nero CD-ROM boot file.

.NS2 Lotus Notes 2 database,

.NS5 Lotus Notes Domino file,

.NSO NetStudio easy web graphics file.

.NT Windows NT startup file.

.NUM File used with some Software Manufactures to store technical support numbers or other phone numbers, should be readable from DOS and or Windows.

O

.OCA Control Typelib Cache.

.OCX Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) control extension.

.OLB Object library

.OLD Used for backups of important files incase they are improperly updated or deleted.

.OLE Object Linking and Embedding object file

.OLI Olivetti text file

.ORI Original file.

P

.PAB Personal Address Book, file used with Microsoft Outlook.

.PB WinFax Pro phone book file

.PBD PowerBuilder dynamic library / Faxit phone book file

.PBF Turtle Beach Pinnacle bank file

.PBK Microsoft phonebook file

.PBL PowerBuilder library file

.PBM UNIX portable bitmap fuke

.PBR PowerBuilder resource

.PBI Profiler binary input file

.PBM PBM portable bit map graphic

.PBO Profiler binary output

.PBT Profiler binary table

.PCX Microsoft Paint & PC Paintbrush Windows/DOS.

.PDA Bitmap graphic file

.PDB TACT data file

.PDD Adobe PhotoDeluxe Image.

.PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader file which can only be read by Adobe Acrobat (to get file downloaded Adobe Acrobat from our Download Page.

.PDL Borland C++ project description language file.

.PDS Graphic file / Pldasm source code file.

.PDV Paintbrush printer driver.

.PDW Professional Draw document.

.PIC Picture / Viewer Frame Class.

.PIF Program Information File that configures a DOS app to run efficiently in windows.

.PJF Paintjet soft font file.

.PL Harvard palette file / PERL program file

.PL3 Harvard chart palette

.PLB Foxpro library / LogoShow Screensaver file

.PLC Lotus Add-in

.PLD PLD2 source file

.PLG REND386 / AVRIL file

.PLI Oracle 7 data description

.PLL Prelinked library

.PLM DisorderTracker2 module

.PLN WordPerfect spreadsheet file

.PLR Descent Pilot file

.PLS WinAmp MPEG playlist file / DisorderTracker 2 Sample file / Shoutcast file / MYOB data file

.PLT AutoCAD HPGL vector graphic plotter file / Gerber sign-making software file / Betley's CAD Microstation driver configuration for plotting

.PLY Autodesk polygon

.PP Compressed archive file.

.PP4 Picture Publisher.

.PP5 Picture Publisher.

.PPA Power Point Add-in.

.PPB WordPerfect Print preview button bar.

.PPD PostScript Printer description.

.PPF Turtle Beach Pinnacle program file.

.PPI Microsoft PowerPoint graphic file.

.PPL Harvard (now Serif) Polaroid Palette Plus ColorKey Driver.

.PPM PBM Portable Pixelmap Graphic.

.PPO Clipper Preprocessor Output.

.PPP Serif PagePlus Publication.

.PPS Microsoft PowerPoint Slideshow.

.PPT Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

.PPX Serif PagePlus publication.

.PPZ Microsoft PowerPoint Packaged Presentation.

.PS2 File to support the Micro Channel Architecture in 386 Enhanced mode.

.PSD Adobe Photoshop image file.

.PST Post Office Box file used with Microsoft Outlook usually mailbox.pst unless named otherwise.

.PWA Password agent file.

.PWD Password file.

.PWF ProCite Workforms

.PWL Password file used in Windows 95 and Windows 98 is stored in the Windows directory.

.PWP Photoworks image file

.PWZ PowerPoint wizard

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