S1 Troubleshooting
Typical S1 Opening Challenges
Free Pascal Isn't There
When trying to open your S1 file, you get the error "Can't Open S1 File Type". If so, it typically means that you don't have Free Pascal installed for %%os%%. Because your operating system doesn't know what to do with this file, you won't be able to open it by double-clicking.
Tip: When another S1 application is installed, you can choose to open it by selecting "Show Apps" and using that program.
Free Pascal is Out-of-Date
In some cases, you might have a newer (or older) version of a Free Pascal File file that is unsupported by your installed application version. If you do not have the proper version Free Pascal (or any of the other programs listed above), you may need to try downloading a different version of it, or one of the other software applications listed above. This problem is most common when you have an older version of the software application, and your file was created by a newer version that it cannot recognize.
Tip: If you right-click on your S1 file, then select "Properties" (Windows) or "Get Info" (Mac), you can obtain hints about what version you need.
Conclusion: The majority of S1 file opening issues are due to not having the correct Free Pascal version installed.
Other S1 File Issues
In the majority of cases, installing the right version of Free Pascal will resolve your issue. There can be external issues inside of %%os%% that are causing these errors when opening S1s. These other problems include (listed in order from most to least common):
- S1 file references in the Windows Registry are broken
- Accidental deletion of the description of the S1 file in the Windows registry
- Incomplete or bad installation of a software application associated with the S1 format
- Something has caused file corruption of your S1
- Your S1 is infected with malware
- Drivers associated with S1 software need to be updated
- Your PC doesn’t have enough available resources to open the Free Pascal File file
Quiz: How many characters long can a filename be?
That's Correct!
The sum of the individual components of a filename (eg. subdirectory / path and the final filename) are limited to 255 characters in total.
Close, but not quite...
The sum of the individual components of a filename (eg. subdirectory / path and the final filename) are limited to 255 characters in total.