Details of extension .ova

On this page, we're going to take a closer look at the .ova file extension. We'll explain what exactly a .ova 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 .ova 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!

Contents

• Open Virtual Appliance
• Web Studio Project Page

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Open Virtual Appliance

The OVA file is an Open Virtual Appliance. An Open Virtualization Appliance (OVA) package is a single file archive of the .ovf file, .vhd file, .mf file and, if applicable, the .cert file.

Category: Archive files

Application: VMware Workstation

Program name: -

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

-

Related extensions:

.ovf Open Virtualization Format Data

.vhd Virtual Hard Disk Image

Links:

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Web Studio Project Page

The OVA file is aWeb Studio Project Page. Web Studio is a web design software.

Category: Data files

Application: Web Studio

Program name: -

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

-

Related extensions:

.ows Web Studio Project

Links:

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The .ova 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 .ova extension may contain various content types. If you have helpful information about this extension, write to us!

The .ova extension is frequently misused

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

Having trouble opening a .ova file?

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

Windows can't open this file:

File: example.ova

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