.RESOURCES File Extension

Are you having difficulty opening a file that ends with .RESOURCES? Such files can be executed only by certain programs. If you cannot open the .RESOURCES file, it can be due to the following reasons: either you do not have an appropriate program to open it, or your file association is corrupted. For more information about this extension, please read the article below.

What is a .RESOURCES file?

.RESOURCES file belongs to the category of Developer Files used in operating systems such as Windows 11, 10, Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP.

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Developer: Microsoft

File Type: Visual Studio Resource File

Category: Developer Files

Format: Text

.RESOURCES file is associated with Visual Studio Resource File developed by Microsoft, has a Text Format and belongs to Developer Files category.

A RESOURCES file (Visual Studio Resource File) is a specially formatted text file that informs Visual Studio about resources used by your app. These resources can often include strings and images, but they can contain just about anything else you want to use throughout your application. A RESOURCES file stores localized resource strings, photos, and other data used at run time.

More information

A RESOURCES file can be accessed using the .NET Framework's System.Resource namespace allows applications to load and edit those resources quickly at runtime. RESOURCES files and RESX files store resources; however, only the ones in RESOURCES should be embedded into a runtime executable or compiled into satellite assemblies.

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