.vhd VHD disk image
Other formats
| MIME type | application/x-vhd-disk text/x-vhdl |
|---|---|
| Description | VHD disk image |
| Acronym | VHD – Virtual Hard Disk |
| Category | Other formats |
| Signature (magic bytes) | 63 6F 6E 65 63 74 69 78 (conectix) |
| Other extensions | .vpc |
Frequently asked questions
What is a .vhd file?
The .vhd extension is used for several formats: VHD disk image (application/x-vhd-disk) and VHDL source code (text/x-vhdl). VHD stands for Virtual Hard Disk.
How do I open a .vhd file?
With the program that created the file. On Linux, xdg-mime query default with the MIME type shows the default application, and xdg-open opens the file with it.
How can you tell a genuine .vhd file?
By the bytes at the start of the file, the signature (magic bytes): 63 6F 6E 65 63 74 69 78 (conectix). On Linux and macOS, file --mime-type example.vhd checks the real type regardless of the extension.
Which MIME type belongs to .vhd?
The MIME type is application/x-vhd-disk. In the Apache web server: AddType application/x-vhd-disk .vhd; in nginx: types { application/x-vhd-disk vhd; }.