All about UIF Files

The UIF file type is primarily associated with PowerISO.

UIF	File extension: UIF
	File type:	compact disc image

What is a UIF file?

UIF files mostly belong to PowerISO by Power. A UIF file is a disk image extracted from a CD, DVD, or SVCD using PowerISO and saved in Universal image Format. A UIF disk image contains an exact copy of the file system, media content, and metadata stored on the source compact disc. This format supports high compression, data encryption, and fast decompression. Another type of UIF is a long prompt created by older/discontinued editions of WordPerfect office productivity software suite. A long prompt is a form consisting of fields that can be interactively filled out by the user. It is made up of checkboxes, macros, radios etc.

How to open UIF files

You need a suitable software like PowerISO to open a UIF file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your UIF file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a UIF file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert UIF files:

PowerISO by Power
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. UIF files are often referred to as PowerISO disk images because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Magic ISO (compact disc image) by MagicISO
MagicISO is a discontinued CD/DVD authoring software. It provided disc splitting, cloning, and burning solutions for Windows desktop users. MagicISO used a UIF file to store a disk image containing data extracted from a compact disc. This file format is classified as Disk Image. Related links: What's a UIF Image
WordPerfect (long prompt) by Corel
WordPerfect is a commercial office productivity software suite for Windows desktop. Older/discontinued versions of WordPerfect save long prompt documents in UIF files. This file format is classified as Data.

UIF file format:

If you know the file format, you can also find out how to open or edit the file. The file format can be deduced from the file extension and the signature. Nonetheless, different programs can utilize the same file extension to represent distinct file formats. Double-clicking on the file often results in an error when opening. So you need a detailed analysis of a file to find out the format and the associated program. Our analysis of the UIF files produces the following result:

The UIF file extension is not widely used. Such a file mainly uses a defined UIF format. The file formats most commonly found in UIF files are:

70% of all UIF files are based on the popular zlib file format. Zlib is a compressed archive file format that supports several different data compression algorithms. zlib is also a crucial component of many software platforms, including Linux, macOS, and iOS. If you open these files in a text editor, you will see only illegible characters. UIF files are between 60 MB and 1 GB in size. The file type was developed 10 years ago and is still in use today. Such files sometimes refer to disc, sims, networking, keygen, ankle, books, foot, templates and incl.
10% of all UIF files start with the bytes ?ÏX! crucial for this file format. They consist of illegible, cryptic characters. The file size is in the range of 160 MB to 1 GB. The file name Trading - Stock Books Collection(Total 490 Books).uif is typical for these files. These files can be linked to collection, trading, stock, total and game.

The remaining 20% of all UIF files are files with no common format. Tagged as studio, flexi, video, adobe, build, dhtml, flash, power, swish, ulead, pack or sign. If you want to find out what your UIF file contains, drag and drop it onto this page.

Technical Data for UIF File Extension

File classification:

Disk Image

Related files:

ufi, uil, ulf, ui, zip, udf, exe, mds, daa, lcd

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: MagicISO.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MagicISO\MagicISO.exe

ProgramID: PowerISO
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PowerISO\PowerISO.exe

a uif compact disc image is a special file format by Power and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with UIF files

Associate the UIF file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open compact disc images. Because only the current version supports the latest UIF file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Power manufacturer website after an available PowerISO update.
To make sure that your UIF file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.