A Q file is a compressed archive created using Quantum compression. Q files contain one or more compressed files and may be referred to as Quantum archives. The Q extension covers different formats for different programs. A file format is determined by the file extension and signature. Frequently, one file extension is used by different programs for different file formats.
The file with the Q extension is the Misc Files file type, which consists of 6033 similar files. Q file format is compatible with software that can be installed on Windows. The most popular software that supports Q files is Tinn-R Editor, which was created by SourceForge.net.
Q file extension might relate to audio composition software called General Music (GEM) used to create, manipulate and store audio files. If your Q file relates to this software, open it with General Music application. In some cases, a Q file extension could associate with a Queue file used by some applications to store temporary data.
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