Tips to open PSY file

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

PSY file extension

File Name The Psychedelic Screen Saver Settings Format
File Developer Synthesoft
File Category Settings Files

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

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What is PSY file?

The file with the extension PSY is the Settings Files file type. The creator of this file is Synthesoft. Settings Files consists of 1305 similar files. The Psychedelic Screen Saver Settings Format is most often found on 1 operating systems. The file will work on Windows systems, unfortunately not on others.

How to open PSY file?

An often recurring problem with The Psychedelic Screen Saver Settings Format is that PSY is not associated with the correct program file. Thus, when you open PSY, the program selection wizard or some other program starts. This problem can be easily remedied.

The first thing you should do is just "doubleclick" on the PSY 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 The Psychedelic Screen Saver

An often overlooked issue is to make sure that The Psychedelic Screen Saver is installed on the computer. This can be achieved by typing The Psychedelic Screen Saver 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 PSY files.

Programs to open PSY file

Remember to download programs supporting PSY files only from verified and safe sources. We suggest using the websites of software developers.

Step 2. Create association of The Psychedelic Screen Saver with PSY files

However, it may happen that the application itself does not cause the PSY file to open in the The Psychedelic Screen Saver application, but you can set it manually. It is most convenient to call the context menu with the right mouse button and select Properties. Information about the file and the program that the file is associated with are available here. Using the "Change" button we can set the program to handle this type. If there is no software on the list, simply select "Browse" and manually select the directory where the application is installed. The "always use the selected program ..." field will set the The Psychedelic Screen Saver application as the default for handling the PSY file.

Step 3. Update The Psychedelic Screen Saver to the latest version

If, however, after binding The Psychedelic Screen Saver with The Psychedelic Screen Saver Settings Format there were still problems, you should update the program to the latest version.

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

Of course, it may happen that despite the above steps, the file still does not work. This could be due to the file itself, the cleanest issues are:

Very often, the file may be size 0 or incomplete. This is most often caused by a problem while downloading the PSY file. The file should be downloaded again, making sure that the process has finished correctly.
The operating system may be infected with a computer virus. 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 PSY file that we want to open. Sometimes virus-infected PSY files cannot be recovered, so make a backup in advance.
This can happen especially when the program is dynamically developed and the structure of the PSY files changes over time. 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.
There can be many reasons for this. Repairing is very dependent on the file type. Some programs offer the ability to automatically repair PSY file corruption.
When reading, a message appears that the file was encrypted or corrupted. The encrypted PSY files can be used by the device on which they were encrypted, on any other device it is required to have the appropriate cryptographic key and decrypt the file before its recovery.
Some of the system directories are excluded from modification. These directories are write-protected to them and it's very hard to fix this problem. Copying the PSY file to another location will fix the problem.
This problem only occurs with more complex files. Some file types can only be opened in one program at a time. Closing other programs should help. Sometimes it is necessary to wait a while before referencing the PSY file again. However, some background programs may block the PSY file while scanning. If this does not work either, restart the device.