Details of extension .swn

On this page, we're going to take a closer look at the .swn file extension, which is related to Vim Swap Data. We'll explain what exactly a .swn 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 .swn files into different formats, we'll give you some tips on how to do that too. Let's see the file format associated with this file extension!

Contents

• Vim Swap Data

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Vim Swap Data

The SWP file is a Vim Swap Data. Vim is an advanced text editor that seeks to provide the power of the de-facto Unix editor Vi, with a more complete feature set. The first time a file is edited, the swap file name is file.txt.swp. If the editor is aborted and you start editing again, the next swap file is called file.txt.swo, and then file.txt.swn, and so on.

Category: Data files

Application: VIM

Program name: -

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

swm, swn, swo

Related extensions:

.sug Vim Spelling SUG Data

.spl Vim Spelling Data

.vim Vim Script

.viminfo Vim History Data

Links:

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

The .swn extension is frequently misused

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

Having trouble opening a .swn file?

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

Windows can't open this file:

File: example.swn

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