File-Extension.com has a comprehensive database of file extensions and other information about fixing file extension related errors. From its free online file extension library, you can make the most of a rich collection of fire extensions. The website offers a lot of details about some well known file extensions including .OCX files and file extension LNK.
It’s not easy to point out and define a precise outline of the nature and function of file extensions and the thing that becomes the biggest hurdle in this connection is the competing influences (of Windows/DOS, MAC and UNIX that all have their separate file systems and metadata formats) and over 40 years developments in computer hardware and software.
During 1960s, Digital Equipment Corporation became the first company to implement file extensions. The company introduced a new way of presenting file system that broke within the base name of the file extensions. However, for its DOS and Windows operating system, Microsoft had to adopt the same convention after a long time. …read the rest of this entry»



