While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the EAR file? - you probably found websites, which offer software that was able to open any file extension. Do not be fooled, there is no one program that will allow you to work with any file extension, including the EAR file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the EAR file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the EAR file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.
| File type | Java Enterprise Application Packaging Unit |
| Developer | Oracle |
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If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the EAR extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the EAR file you want to open
In this case, the easiest way is to use the tool built into the operating system for association of the EAR file with applications to support it. Double click on the file you cannot open - the operating system will display a list of programs that are likely to work with your EAR file. Choose one of them, or select the location on a disk where you installed one of the applications from our list. Windows should then open the EAR file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the EAR file extensions with applications is located in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. If you do not know how to get to the Windows Registry, or how to make changes in it, ask a specialist for help. Lack of knowledge on the subject may cause irreversible changes on your computer.
There may be a situation when a computer virus passes itself off as the EAR file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the EAR file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the EAR file is infected.
| EAF | ELAN Annotation Format |
| EAR | Java Enterprise Application Packaging Unit |
| EAC3 | Dolby Digital Plus Audio Track |
| EASMX | XPS Document |
| EA3 | Fifa 2001 Environment Game Data |
| EAS | RSLogix Symbol Format |
| EA | EarAche Audio |
| EAP | Adobe Photoshop Exposure Format |
| EAZ | ArcGIS Explorer Add-in Format |
| EAL | EnergyAccess Log |
