File extension SHS
| File type | Microsoft Windows 95/98 Clipboard Format |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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What is a SHS file?
The .SHS extension refers to Scrap files from Microsoft’s Office suite programs. As the name suggests, the file type is used to store scraps and bits of data from other Microsoft applications. This usually happens when some part of the text data is drag n dropped onto the desktop from one of the Microsoft’s popular applications like Word or PowerPoint.
These files contain the scrapped highlighted texts in OLE object file types. These are not executable and hence cannot be opened directly. Beginning from Vista, these files have become now obsolete and there is no support for opening or modifying the SHS files. Thus these files are mostly of no use in the current scenarios.
Program(s) that can open the .SHS file
How to open SHS files
If you cannot open the SHS file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports SHS among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the SHS file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the SHS format files
The inability to open and operate the SHS file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Microsoft Windows 95/98 Clipboard Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a SHS file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the SHS file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the SHS from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the SHS format
- The SHS file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the SHS file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a SHS file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the SHS file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the SHS file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the SHS file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.SHS) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected SHS file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the SHS file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. SHS) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.