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PRE files: what are they and how do I open them?

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.pre file type #1: Freelance presentation

Files with pre extension were on the past used by the Freelance presentation software from IBM. Part of Lotus suite.

Further details:

File extension pre is associated with Freelance. A .pre files contain  graphical presentations. These files can also be converted in Microsoft PowerPoint XP and earlier.

MIME types:
application/vnd.lotus-freelance
application/x-freelance

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Lotus SmartSuite

Older office suite from IBM

.pre file type #2: Insight II dynamics scratch

A pre file extension is related to the Insight II and used for its dynamics scratch data.

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The pre file extension is associated Insight II, a graphics molecular modeling software for Microsoft Windows, developed by Accelrys Software.

The pre file stores dynamics scratch data.

Insight II is obsolete product.

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Insight II

A powerful molecular modeling environment

.pre file type #3: Preprocessor output file

The .pre file extension is related to OpenOffice.org and used for its preprocessor files.

Further details:

The PRE file extension is associated with the OpenOffice.org free multi-platform office suite. PRE file contains preprocessor output. PRE files are used in programming of OpenOffice.org.

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Apache OpenOffice (OpenOffice.org)

A free multi-platform productivity office suite for Windows, Mac and Linux

.pre file type #4: Programmer's WorkBench settings

A pre file extension is related Programmer's WorkBench and used for its settings files.

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The pre file extension is associated with the Programmer's Workbench (PWB/UNIX), an early version of Unix operating system developed by Bell Labs (AT&T) in 1977.

The pre file stores settings of Programmer's Workbench.

The .pre file extension is also used by Microsoft C/C++ development environment for its settings data.

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Visual C++

IDE for C and C++ programming language

.pre file type #5: SonicWALL SGMS syslog

The .pre file extension is related to the SonicWALL products and used for their SGMS syslog files.

Further details:

The PRE file extension is associated with the SonicWall a security hardware and software developed by SonicWALL company. The .pre file stores SGMS syslog.

SonicWALL was acquired by Dell.

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