Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your DOWNLOADHOST file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert DOWNLOADHOST to another file type
To convert DOWNLOADHOST settings files to another format, you need MSN Explorer or other Settings software.
Convert a file to DOWNLOADHOST
To convert other file formats to the "MSN Configuration File" file type, you need software like MSN Explorer or a similar tool.
About DOWNLOADHOST files
The .DOWNLOADHOST file is a proprietary configuration file created by the Microsoft MSN software suite to store internal settings and preferences for the MSN download manager. Typically, this file is managed completely in the background by MSN Explorer or legacy Microsoft internet services. Users often encounter these files when backing up old hard drives, clearing application caches, or attempting to migrate settings to a new computer. The main disadvantage of the .DOWNLOADHOST format is its closed, proprietary nature. It is not supported by standard web browsers, modern download managers, or basic text editors, making the data locked inside difficult to access or reuse. If you need to extract the underlying configuration data, the best target formats are standard text files like .TXT, .XML, or .JSON. However, be aware that because the internal structure is specific to Microsoft software, some custom variables may lose their functional context during extraction. Because .DOWNLOADHOST is a closed, proprietary format, standard online converters almost always fail to process it. Often only the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or extraction may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your DOWNLOADHOST file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert DOWNLOADHOST file to INI, CFG, CONF, CONFIG, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, ENV, PROPERTIES or RC, you can use MSN Explorer or similar software from the "Download Configuration Settings" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert ZSHRC, CONF, RCFILE, GITCONFIG, RC, PLIST, BASHRC, CONFIG, PROFILE, INI, PREFS or CFG files to DOWNLOADHOST, try MSN Explorer or another comparable tool in the "Download Configuration Settings" category.
The DOWNLOADHOST Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our DOWNLOADHOST converter.