Troubleshooting Problems Opening TUB Files
Troubles Opening TUB Files
Missing GIMP
You encounter an error message such as "%%os%% Can't Open TUB Files" when trying to open your TUB. If this is the case, it's usually due to the fact that you do not have GIMP for %%os%% installed on your computer. The OS won't know what to do with your TUB file, so double-clicking to load the file doesn't work.
Tip: If you know of another program that can open your TUB file, you can try opening it by selecting the application from the programs listed.
Obsolete Version of GIMP
It is possible that your version of GIMP isn't able to open your PaintShop Pro Picture Tube file due to incompatibility. If you do not have the proper version GIMP (or any of the other programs listed above), you may need to try downloading a different version of it, or one of the other software applications listed above. This issue mainly occurs when your PaintShop Pro Picture Tube file was created by a newer version of GIMP than you have on your PC.
Tip: You can sometimes get hints about the right program version by right-clicking on the TUB file, selecting "Properties", and looking at the version information.
Regardless, most of the TUB file opening problems relate to not having the right version of GIMP installed.
Other TUB File Issues
You can still experience errors opening TUB files even with the latest version of GIMP installed on your PC. Other TUB opening errors can be created by other system problems inside of %%os%%. These issues include:
- TUB file references in the Windows Registry are broken
- Corruption of the TUB file description inside the Registry
- GIMP or another TUB application experienced a flawed installation
- Something has caused file corruption of your TUB
- Malware-tainted TUB file can't be opened
- TUB-related hardware has device drivers that obsolete
- Windows cannot load your PaintShop Pro Picture Tube file due to insufficient resources (eg. RAM)
Quiz: Which image file type is the most popular format used on websites?
That's Correct!
PNGs are just slightly more popular than JPEG files (74.5% vs. 72.8% of websites using them) according to usage data from W3Techs.com.
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PNGs are just slightly more popular than JPEG files (74.5% vs. 72.8% of websites using them) according to usage data from W3Techs.com.