Reviving a QIC tape backup solution from 30 years ago When re-living ones’ childhood, most would listen to some old music, or play a classic board game. The writer of this blog re-enjoys a quarter-inch-cartridge tape drive. Recently I mentioned my LTO tape backup solution, a modern type of tape backup which promises minimum 30 years of storage. Description: QIC file is a Windows 95/98/ME Backup. A.qic file is a backup file written in QIC-113 format. A single QIC file contains a collection of files, much like a ZIP file. QIC files can also be opened by Roxio's 'Backup My PC' software. However, Roxio no longer offers this product. NOTE: The QIC file format is not compatible with the Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 backup and restore utilities.

Windows 95/98/ME Backup QICfile is a Windows 95/98/MEBackup. A.qicfile is a backup file written in QIC-113 format. A single QICfile contains a collection of files, much like a ZIP file.

How to open QIC files

If you cannot open the QIC file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports QIC among those that are installed on your device.

A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the QIC file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.

Program(s) that can open the .QIC file

Possible problems with the QIC format files

The inability to open and operate the QIC file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Microsoft Windows 95/98 Backup Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.

• Corruption of a QIC file which is being opened
• Incorrect links to the QIC file in registry entries.
• Accidental deletion of the description of the QIC from the Windows registry
• Incomplete installation of an application that supports the QIC format
• The QIC file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
• The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the QIC file.
• Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a QIC file are out of date.

If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the QIC file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the QIC file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the QIC file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.

Similar extensions

Open Qic Backup File

How to associate the file with an installed software?

If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.QIC) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected QIC file. From the drop-down menu select 'Choose default program', then click 'Browse' and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the QIC file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.

Is there one way to open unknown files?

Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. QIC) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.

The table below provides useful information about the .qic file extension. It answers questions such as:

• What is the .qic file?
• What program do I need to open a .qic file?
• How can the .qic file be opened, edited or printed?
• How can I convert .qic files to another format?

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• 🔄 .qic file converters

We hope you find this page helpful and a valuable resource!

1 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database

✅ Windows 95/98/ME Backup

Open Qic Backup Files

Other types of files may also use the .qic file extension.

🚫 The .qic file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

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🔴 Can't open a .qic file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows cannot open this file:
example.qic
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...

If you don't know how to set the .qic file association, check the FAQ.

🔴 Can I change the extension of files?

Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.

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