Extract text from Directory localization files (LOCALIZED)
To convert LOCALIZED Localization files to another format, you need macOS Finder or other System software.
To convert other file formats to the "macOS System File" file type, you need software like macOS Finder or a similar tool.
The .localized file is a hidden system file used by Apple macOS to display folder names in the user's localized language. For example, its presence allows the default "Applications" folder to appear as "Aplicaciones" for a Spanish user in the Finder.
This file format causes significant frustration when shared. When folders are copied from a Mac to a USB flash drive or a cross-platform cloud service, the hidden .localized files are copied along with them. On Microsoft Windows or Linux systems, these files lose their hidden status and visibly clutter directories. Furthermore, they are typically zero-byte files, meaning they contain absolutely no user data, making them confusing and useless outside the Apple ecosystem.
Standard online converters fail to process a .localized file because it is usually completely empty. It acts strictly as a system flag for the macOS operating system. The actual translation data is stored elsewhere in strings files, making the .localized file impossible to convert into an image or document. If your specific file happens to contain unexpected property list (PLIST) data, our text extraction will reveal it. If our analysis confirms it is a standard empty flag file, you will know you can safely delete it on non-Mac systems without losing any actual files.
Convert.Guru analyzes your LOCALIZED file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert LOCALIZED file to SYS, DLL, EXE, DRV, VXD, 386, COM, BAT, CMD, SCR, PIF or LNK, you can use macOS Finder or similar software from the "System Folder Localization Flag" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MSI, EXE, REG, MST, LNK, CAB, CAT, DRV, INF, SYS, MSU or DLL files to LOCALIZED, try macOS Finder or another comparable tool in the "System Folder Localization Flag" category.
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 LOCALIZED converter.