File Extension/GHO
alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .GHO

File description

GHO file format is associated with Norton antivirus application. The GHO file format contains backup of the hard drive of computer.

The Norton Ghost software application saves the copy of the hard disk. This acts as a backup of the hard disk. The GHO file format is used to recover the corrupted or lost parts of the hard disk or the file in hard disk. The GHO are backup files and therefore are small in size as compared to all the content stored in hard disk. For the purpose of security the GHO files can also be encrypted and locked.

Description of the problem
If you have on your computer a .GHO file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .GHO extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .GHO file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.
Solution
From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .GHO file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.
Category
Backup Files
Developer
Symantec
Popularity
StarStarStarStar
File name: Norton Ghost Backup File
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Norton Ghost Norton Ghost
Remember!
The .GHO file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .GHO extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .GHO file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .GHO file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .GHO file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .GHO file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .GHO file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

  • Right-click the .GHO file
  • Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
  • Locate the appropriate application
  • Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.