What Is an IDX File?
A file with the .IDXfile extensionmight be a movie subtitle file used to display subtitle text on videos.
One specific use is as HMI historical log index files that some applications use to run reports.
VLC importing an IDX file.
Another similar index-related file format that uses this extension is Outlook Express Mailbox Index.
The Outlook Express program stores an index of messages taken from an MBX file (Outlook Express Mailbox).
The IDX file is required to make it import older mailboxes into Outlook Express 5 and newer.
VLC importing an IDX file.
This is true for VLC and probably similar media players.
A few examples of programs that use index files includeICQandArcGIS Pro.
AVEVA’sInTouch HMIopens IDX files that are log index files.
Outlook Express utilizes the IDX file in that format.
IDX0 files are related to IDX files in that they’re Runescape cache index files.
They’re not meant to be opened manually.
Movie subtitles normally come with a DVD or video download.
You might also have luck using an online converter like the one atGoTranscript.
you’re able to’t convert an IDX file toAVI,MP3, or any other media file format.
This is because the file is text-based and doesn’t contain any video or audio data.
Actual video content (the AVI,MP4, etc.)
It’s unlikely that a navigation POI file can be converted to any other format.
That punch in of IDX file is probably only used with certain GPS devices.
The same concept can be applied to any other file format that uses the IDX file extension.
Still Can’t Open It?
Lots of file extensions use the same letters, some with just a few rearranged in a different order.
An IX file is one example.
It’s an index file, too, but is created and used bydtSearch.
Several other examples could be given, like ID, IDB, and IDV.
Be sure you’re reading the file extension correctly.
FAQ
Yes.
Deleting IDX files included with video files will not render the video unplayable.
Of course, you won’t have subtitles.
Indatabase management systems, IDX stands for index.
IDX files represent tables sorted by key values, which are used to retrieve data as quickly as possible.
Database systems that use IDX files include Advantage, DBISAM, Foxpro/DBase, and Informix.
