Tips to open BTR file

Can't open the BTR file? You are not the only one. Thousands of users face similar problems every day. Below you will find tips on how to open BTR files as well as a list of programs that support BTR files.

BTR file extension

File Name Btrieve Database Format
File Developer Pervasive Software
File Category Database Files

The BTR file is supported on 1 operating systems. Depending on your operating system, you may need different software to handle the BTR files. Below is a summary of the number of programs that support and open the BTR file on each system platform.

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What is BTR file?

The file with the extension BTR is the Database Files file type. The author of this format is Pervasive Software. Database Files consists of 403 similar files. Btrieve Database Format is most often found on 1 operating systems. Although it can be found with greater or lesser success on any operating system, it will only be useful on Windows. There are also 1 alternative programs to handle the BTR file. The BTRIEVE Viewer programs will also handle the file when the Pervasive Btrieve Database Manager program does not fulfill its role.

How to open BTR file?

An often recurring problem with Btrieve Database Format is that BTR is not associated with the correct program file. This causes the file BTR to open by system applications not designed for this purpose, or to display a message that there is no associated program. This problem can be easily remedied.

The first thing you should do is just "doubleclick" on the BTR file icon you want to open. If the operating system has an appropriate application to support it and there is also an association between the file and the program, the file should be opened.

Step 1. Install Pervasive Btrieve Database Manager

An often overlooked issue is to make sure that Pervasive Btrieve Database Manager is installed on the computer. This can be achieved by typing Pervasive Btrieve Database Manager into the operating system search engine. In the absence of an appropriate program, its installation in the vast majority of cases will fix the problem. Later in this article you will find a list of programs that can open BTR files.

Step 2. Create association of Pervasive Btrieve Database Manager with BTR files

However, it may happen that the application itself does not cause the BTR file to open in the Pervasive Btrieve Database Manager application, but you can set it manually. This option is available from the level of Properties of a specific file available in the context menu. The window will show, among other things, the type of the file and the information by which the program is used to launch the file. Using the "Change" button we can set the program to handle this type. It may happen that in the next window there will be no appropriate program - however, this can be corrected with the "Browse" option where you should manually indicate the program location. The "always use the selected program ..." field will set the Pervasive Btrieve Database Manager application as the default for handling the BTR file.

Step 3. Update Pervasive Btrieve Database Manager to the latest version

If, however, after binding Pervasive Btrieve Database Manager with Btrieve Database Format there were still problems, you should update the program to the latest version.

Step 4. Check for the following problems with the BTR file

If the above steps do not help, you can assume that the file itself is not correct. File problems can be divided into the following:

The affected file may be 0 KB or smaller than expected. This is most often caused by a problem while downloading the BTR file. Downloading the file again should fix the problem.
The most common cause here is computer viruses. A virus scan using an up-to-date antivirus program should fix the problem. If this is not possible, you can use the online scanner. The scan should cover the entire computer, not only the BTR file that we want to open. As a result of the scan, sometimes it is not possible to recover BTR files, which are deleted if there is a backup of this file, then after restoring it, it must also be scanned.
A typical compatibility error - the program does not support the older version of the BTR file. On their websites, developers usually offer free solutions to such problems, e.g. in the form of a conversion program or an older version of the program.
The file may be corrupted in a number of ways. The repair method must be adapted to the type of file and damage. Some programs offer the ability to automatically repair BTR file corruption.
When reading, a message appears that the file was encrypted or corrupted. The encrypted BTR files cannot be played on other computers than the one on which they were encrypted, they must be decrypted before using on another device.
Some of the system directories are excluded from modification. The problem is only writing to the file, not reading it. If possible, you can try to move the BTR file to another location.
This problem only occurs with more complex files. In this case, the BTR file is blocked by the first application to open it. Just close unnecessary programs. If the error persists after closing other programs, wait for a while. Some anti-virus or backup software may occupy the BTR file for a certain period of time. If the problem persists, restart the machine.