If your computer has antivirus program can scan all files on the computer, as well as each file individually. You can scan any file by right-clicking on the file and selecting the appropriate option to scan the file for viruses.
For example, in this figure, file my-file.ark, then you need to right-click on this file, and in the file menu select the option "scan with AVG". Selecting this option will open AVG Antivirus and scan the file for viruses.
Sometimes an error can result from incorrect software installation, which may be due to a problem that occurred during the installation process. It may interfere with your operating system associate your ARK file with the correct software application, influencing the so-called "file extension associations".
Sometimes simple reinstalling FreeArc may solve your problem by properly linking ARK with FreeArc. In other cases, file association problems may result from bad software programming developer, and you may need to contact the developer for further assistance.
Advice: Try updating FreeArc to the latest version to make sure you have the latest fixes and updates.
This may seem too obvious, but often the ARK file itself may be causing the problem. If you received a file via an email attachment or downloaded it from a website and the download process was interrupted (for example, by a power outage or other reason), the file may be corrupted. If possible, try getting a fresh copy of the ARK file and try opening it again.
Carefully: A corrupted file can cause collateral damage to previous or existing malware on your PC, so it's important to keep your computer up to date with an up-to-date antivirus.
If your ARK file related to the hardware on your computer to open the file you may need update device drivers associated with this equipment.
This problem usually associated with media file types, which depend on the successful opening of the hardware inside the computer, for example, sound card or video card. For example, if you are trying to open an audio file but cannot open it, you may need to update sound card drivers.
Advice: If when you try to open an ARK file you get .SYS file related error message, the problem could probably be associated with corrupted or outdated device drivers that need to be updated. This process can be facilitated by using driver update software such as DriverDoc.
If the steps didn't solve the problem and you are still having problems opening ARK files, this may be due to lack of available system resources. Some versions of ARK files may require a significant amount of resources (eg. memory/RAM, processing power) to open properly on your computer. This problem is quite common if you are using fairly old computer hardware and a much newer operating system at the same time.
This problem can occur when the computer is having a hard time completing a task because the operating system (and other services running in the background) can consume too many resources to open ARK file. Try closing all applications on your PC before opening PowerDesk Pro Archive. By freeing up all available resources on your computer, you will ensure the best conditions for trying to open the ARK file.
If you completed all the above steps and your ARK file still won't open, you may need to run hardware upgrade. In most cases, even with older hardware versions, the processing power can still be more than enough for most user applications (unless you're doing a lot of CPU-intensive work like 3D rendering, financial/science modeling, or media-intensive work) . In this way, it is likely that your computer does not have enough memory(more commonly referred to as "RAM", or RAM) to perform the task of opening a file.
There are many interesting and useful applications for the Android operating system. Not infrequently, these applications are of interest to users who do not have an Android smartphone. Fortunately, this problem can be solved without buying a new device. Instead, you can just open the APK file on your computer and use the app you want.
To run APK files on your computer, there are many different programs. We have already described some of them in the article "". But, most of these programs are too heavy and complex. Therefore, you do not want to install them for the sake of one APK file. In this article, we will offer you an easier way to open APK files on a Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 computer.
So, in order to open the APK file on the computer, we need the NOX APP PLAYER program. This program is free, and you can simply download it from the official website of the developer (). The process of installing NOX APP PLAYER is extremely simple. Run the installation EXE file and follow the instructions that will appear on the screen.
After the installation is complete, the Android operating system will start loading. This will take another 20-30 seconds. Then you will see the desktop.
The first thing you need to do is go to NOX APP PLAYER settings and enable ROOT. To do this, click on the button in the form of a gear, which is located in the upper right corner of the program.
After that, we translate the ROOT function to the On position and save the settings using the button at the bottom of the screen.
Once ROOT is enabled, you can open the APK file. To do this, click on the APK download button, which is located on the right side of the NOX APP PLAYER program window.
After that, the program will inform you that APK files can be opened by simple drag and drop. But, this function works incomprehensibly, so we click on the “I know” button in order to continue.
After that, the usual window for selecting a file will open. Here you just need to select the APK file that you want to open on your computer.
After that, the installation of the APK file in the NOX APP PLAYER program will begin. After the installation is completed, the application will start automatically, and an icon will appear on the Android desktop to launch this application manually. Please note, sometimes, and the first time the application refuses to start. In this case, you just need to open it again, and it will work.
If you need to simulate any functions of an Android smartphone to interact with an open application, then there is a toolbar on the right side of the program window for this.
It should be noted that you can also open the APK file literally. To do this, right-click on the APK file and select "Open with - Other application".
After that, a window for selecting an application will open. Here you need to select any archiver (for example, 7-zip) and click on the "Ok" button.
After that, you will see all the contents of the APK file that you have opened.
If necessary, you can extract any data from the APK file.
If for some reason you want to install a program not from the Play Store, then you will probably encounter the issue of opening the application distribution package that is in the APK file. Or perhaps you need to open such a distribution in order to view the files (for example, for later modification). We will tell you how to do both.
The APK format (short for Android Package) is the main format for distributing application installers, so by default, when such files are launched, the installation of the program begins. Opening such a file for viewing is somewhat more difficult, but still feasible. Below we will describe the methods that will allow you to both open the APK and install them.
Method 1MiXplorer
MiXplorer has a built-in tool to open and view the contents of an APK file.
The trick of this method lies in the very nature of the APK: despite the format, it is a modified version of the GZ / TAR.GZ archive, which, in turn, is a modified version of the compressed ZIP folders.
In case you want to install the application from the installer instead of browsing, do the following.
There are similar tools in many other file managers (for example, Root Explorer). The algorithm of actions for another application-explorer is almost identical.
Method 2: Total Commander
The second option to view an APK file as an archive is Total Commander, one of the most sophisticated file explorer apps for Android.
Follow the steps below to install the APK file using Total Commander.
- Activate "Unknown sources" as described in Method 1.
- Repeat steps 1-2 but instead of "Open as ZIP" choose an option "Install".
Method 3: My APK
You can speed up the process of installing applications from an APK distribution by using an application such as My APK. This is an advanced manager for working with both installed programs and their installers.
From the foregoing, we can conclude that the topic of today's publication will sound like this: how install apk file on Android. Many people do not know how to do this, although in fact everything is very simple.
That is, we still don’t really know how what happened there: we just connected our mobile device to the Internet, went to the store, chose what we needed and clicked the “Install” button. This is all set.
But now we will act in a completely different way, because we already have a pre-downloaded installation file in the "apk" format and the Play Market itself in this case, we do not need it at all:
So, for you to better understand, a file with such an extension is the program installer for the Android system. For example, if you installed programs on Windows yourself, you know that such files have the "exe" extension there.
From all of the above, the question follows: how to install the "apk" file, if not through the store? And here's how, read from now on very carefully. Further, we will consider everything using the example of the same Navitel Navigator.
Although there is no difference. For absolutely all applications, this procedure is exactly the same. All visibility in the article will be shown on the version of the Android 4.1.2 operating system.
And for starters, we definitely need to make one very tricky setting. Right now, select the "Settings" section:
And in the "Security" tab, check the box next to "Unknown sources". Screenshot below to help you:
Now we need to download the installation file itself with the "apk" extension. In our case, we find it on the official website of the program in the "Download" section:
Pay attention to the picture above. Quite often, when installing in this way, you will be prompted to select the screen resolution of your device. But if you don't know anything about it, choose the version that suits any display resolution.
After the apk file is downloaded to the computer, it will need to be copied to the memory card of your smartphone or tablet. To do this, connect to the PC using a cable:
As a result of this, a message will appear on your mobile device stating that the connection has been established. Now click on the "Enable USB storage" button at the bottom of the screen:
After that, the Android device will be detected on the computer as a regular flash drive, to which you need to copy the installation file:
Then again go to the settings menu by clicking on the icon in the upper right corner:
And in the "Applications" window that opens, select "File Manager":
At this stage, you will see a list of folders, among which there is ours with the name "Download":
And finally, we see our apk file that needs to be installed on the Android system:
Click on it with your finger and the process has begun:
Now we are waiting for the end of copying files and you can run:
In principle, this is where all our science ends. We return to the "Applications" section and see the icon of the newly installed Navitel:
By the way, now in order to save space on the device's flash drive, you can delete the installation apk file of the application itself. To do this, return to the "Download" folder and do simple combinations shown in the figure below:
That's all the wisdom, my dear friends, now we can say with confidence that you know exactly how to install . Agree that there is really nothing complicated here.
And now a few words about the program itself, on the example of which we considered the principle of installing applications in this way. If you are a motorist, you should appreciate the capabilities of Navitel Navigator.
Moreover, now you can easily install it on your mobile device and carry a full-fledged navigation system in your trouser pocket. You just have to download the necessary cards from the official website (link at the beginning of the article) and drop them into the appropriate folders:
By the way, it is worth saying that the folder structure of Navitel on Android is completely identical. So study and use it to your health so as not to get lost. 😉
And on this note, let me take my leave, if you have any questions, you are welcome in the comments to the article. And now it's time for complete relaxation and the author slowly but surely plunges into a trance.
To install an application from Google Play on your Android device, you can download the apk file to your computer directly from the application store. Then, the downloaded file, you need to download using any file manager to your device and install the application.
You may ask: “Why is this necessary? Isn't it easier to go through the device directly to Google Play itself and install the desired application or game?
Yes, indeed, in most cases there is no need to use this method of installing applications, but there are several reasons due to which it is not possible to use Google Play directly:
- When you try to install an application or game, a message appears stating that they are not compatible with your android device. In turn, you are sure that this application or game should work on your mobile device.
- The app or game on Google Play is not available for installation in your country/region.
- You want to install the application on a device that does not have Internet connectivity or does not support installation from Google Play at all.
How to download apk file from Google Play to computer
Now let's take a look at how to do it step by step:
2. Find the app or game you want.
3. Go to the main page of the application and copy its address in the browser.
4. Open the app.evozi.com apk downloader page in your browser and paste in the field Package name or Google Play URL previously copied address.
5. Press the button Generate Download Link
6. After processing the link, information about the downloaded apk file and a button for downloading it to your computer will appear below. Click it.
That's all. After the download process is complete, you will have a full-fledged apk file for installing an application or game on your android device.
As you can see, downloading an apk file from Google Play to a computer is very simple, but there is one limitation - you can only download free applications and games. This is done in order to prevent the use of this service for the purpose of illegal (pirated) use of paid applications.
