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Details of extension .vhd

On this page, we're going to take a closer look at the .vhd file extension. We'll explain what exactly a .vhd fileformat is and how you can use it. If you're interested in learning more details about this type of file, we'll show you where to find them. And if you ever need to convert .vhd files into different formats, we'll give you some tips on how to do that too. Let's see the 2 file formats associated with this file extension!

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vhd file - Altera VHDL Design File

Altera VHDL Design File

The VHD file is an Altera VHDL Design File. Altera Corporation is a Silicon Valley manufacturer of PLDs, reconfigurable complex digital circuits. VHDL Design Files can contain any combination of Altera Quartus II software-supported constructs.
Category: Data files
Application: Altera Quartus II
Program name: -
Mime-type: application/octet-stream
Magic bytes (HEX): -
Magic string (ASCII): -
Aliases:
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Related extensions:
.jdi Altera Quartus II JTAG Debugging Information File
.ekp Altera Quartus II AES Encryption Key
.pmsf Altera Partial-Mask SRAM Object File
.jic Altera Quartus II JTAG Indirect Configuration
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vhd file - Virtual Hard Disk Image

Virtual Hard Disk Image

The VHD file is a Virtual Hard Disk Image. A virtual hard disk provides storage for a virtual machine. Within the virtual machine, the virtual hard disk is represented as a physical disk and is used by the virtual machine as if it were a physical disk.
Category: Disk Image files
Application: Microsoft Virtual PC
Program name: -
Mime-type: application/octet-stream
Magic bytes (HEX): -
Magic string (ASCII): -
Aliases:
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Related extensions:
.vmtx VMware ESX Virtual Machine Configuration Template
.vdi VirtualBox Virtual Disk Image
.bwz WinImage Batch Configuration
.hdd General Hard Disk Image
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The .vhd file extension might not only belong to a single type of file, there could be various kinds that use it. Keep in mind that files with the .vhd extension may contain various content types. If you have helpful information about this extension, write to us!

Could someone have spelled the .vhd file extension wrong?

In our database, we came across the following similar extensions:

.vhv Valve Source Lighting Data
.bhd Backup Exec Deduplication Storage
.vhs VHS to DVD 3 Plus Project
.vhf Xilinx ISE VHDL Source Code
.vdh Video DownloadHelper Metadata
.vbd Visual Basic ActiveX Document

The .vhd extension is frequently misused

People sometimes confuse the .vhd filename extension. Based on the searches on our site, here are the most common misspellings from the past year.

vhv (1), bhd (1), vhs (1), vhf (1), vdh (1), vbd (1), vh (1), vgd (1), vyd (1), ghd (1)

Having trouble opening a .vhd file?

If you want to open a .vhd file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. Incorrect settings for the .vhd association can trigger this error.

Windows can't open this file:

File: example.vhd

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 from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To change file associations:

  • Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
  • In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
  • Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.

Supported operating systems

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux, Mac OS X, macOS, iOS, Android

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