_PDF File

What are _PDF files and how to open them

Are you having problems opening a _PDF file or are you simply curious about its contents? We're here to explain the properties of these files and provide you with software that can open or handle your _PDF files.

What is a _PDF file?

These _PDF files are generated by Microsoft Live Mail. This software sometimes changes the extension of PDF files from the standard .pdf extension to _pdf.This usually happens when the PDF file has a dot (.) at the end of the file name and another dot for the extension. Because a dot should separate the file name from the extension, some programs like Windows Live Mail may change the dot of the extension to an underscore in instances where there are two dots before the extension.Other users claim that Microsoft Live Mail and newer versions of Internet Explorer may sometimes do this upon transmitting PDF documents to and from the Internet, even if there is only one dot before the extension. To open _PDF files, simply rename the PDF document to a standard .pdf file. This means you must delete the underscore () and ensure that there is only one dot before the PDF extension.

How to open _PDF files

Important: Different programs may use files with the _PDF file extension for different purposes, so unless you are sure which format your _PDF file is, you may need to try a few different programs.

While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested five different _PDF openers which you will find listed below.

Last updated: November 11, 2022

Various apps that use files with this extension

These apps are known to open certain types of _PDF files. Remember, different programs may use _PDF files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.

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