How to open and edit INI Files? (and will it even work?)

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How to open and edit INI Files? (and will it even work?)

Okay I need to open and edit an INI. file... the 'open with' option is empty so i don't know what to do.

I used porting kit (like wine) to download fallout 3 and play it, the game crashes way to much and the best fix there is is to open a INI file and change something in it. (If i am right you trick your computer so it is thinking it's windows or something, and on that way you open can open a game like that... (?)

So to get straight in the second question: Will it even work if i change anything since it's for windows only?

MacBook Pro TouchBar and Touch ID, macOS High Sierra (10.13.3), 13 inch

Posted on Aug 27, 2018 5:48 AM

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Barney-15E

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Aug 28, 2018 5:24 PM in response to WendyNetherlands

They are normally just text files. Open it with TextEdit or better, use BBEdit. http://barebones.com/

I have no idea if editing the file will work.

TextEdit may alter the encoding which may make it unreadable by the program. I don't think BBEdit will change the encoding. BBedit is free to use. It starts with a full trial, but after a set time it reverts to basic features if you don't license the full program.

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Answer 2

Aug 29, 2018 8:02 AM in response to WendyNetherlands

An ini file is a Windows initialization file. It is in ASCII format.

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Answer 3

dialabrain

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Aug 29, 2018 8:32 AM in response to WendyNetherlands

PlayOnMac supposedly supports Fallout 3.

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How to open and edit INI Files? (and will it even work?)

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