Types of RA Files

Main RA Affiliation

.RA

File Name:	.ra
Category:	Real Audio File

A multi-platform media player software called RealPlayer uses this type of audio file. The file may consist of audio data or reference an audio file over the internet. It uses diverse codecs when compressing audio with irregular bit rates.

Programmer:	RealNetworks
Group:	Audio Files
Entry:	HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ra

Software Programs That Open The Real Audio File:

VLC Media Player by VideoLAN

	Windows
	Windows Phone

	Mac
	iOS

Android

	Linux
	Chrome OS

Solaris

	Unix
	FreeBSD
	NetBSD
	OpenBSD

JRiver Media Center by JRiver

Windows

Mac

Linux

Free Audio Converter by DVDVideoSoft

Windows

RealPlayer Cloud by RealNetworks

Windows

	Mac
	iOS

Android

Linux

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Sources of RA Problems

Frequent RA Opening Issues

VLC Media Player is Not Installed

You attempt to load your RA file and get an error such as "%%os%% Can't Open The RA File Extension". When this happens, it is commonly due to VLC Media Player missing in %%os%%. The OS won't know what to do with your RA file, so double-clicking to load the file doesn't work.

Tip: Another RA-related program can be selected to open the file by clicking "Show Apps" and finding the application.

Outdated VLC Media Player

In other instances, your Real Audio File file version may not be supported by your version of VLC Media Player. Installing the latest version of VLC Media Player from VideoLAN is recommended. Your Real Audio File file was probably created by a newer release of VLC Media Player than what's currently installed your computer.

Tip: You can sometimes get hints about the right program version by right-clicking on the RA file, selecting "Properties", and looking at the version information.

Primarily, problems experienced when opening RA files are due to having the incorrect version of VLC Media Player installed on your computer.

Other RA File Issues

Even with the correct version of VLC Media Player installed, you can still experience difficulties opening RAs. If you're still experiencing problems opening RA files, there could be other computer problems. Other contributing causes:

• Invalid RA file references in the Windows Registry (the "phonebook" of the Windows Operating System)
• Mistaken removal of the Windows registry RA description
• Incomplete or bad installation of a software application associated with the RA format
• File corruption affecting your RA file
• RA file integrity has been compromised by malware
• RA-related hardware has device drivers that obsolete
• Your PC doesn’t have enough available resources to open the Real Audio File file