VEM Converter

Extract text from VEM files

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How to extract text from your VEM file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your VEM file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert VEM to another file type

To convert your VEM file to another format, you need GFI MailEssentials or other Data software.

Convert a file to VEM

To convert other file formats to the "Quarantined Security File" file type, you need software like GFI MailEssentials or a similar tool.

About VEM files

A .vem file is most commonly a Sanitized Email Attachment created by GFI MailEssentials. This occurs when an email security system intercepts a potentially dangerous attachment (like a DOCM or EXE) and renames it to .vem to prevent accidental execution. Because the file extension is changed, standard software like Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat cannot recognize or open it effectively, leading to "Unknown File Type" errors.

Less frequently, a .vem file may be a legacy Video Email Message used by AOL Instant Messenger or Meta Media software. These are obsolete compressed video files that modern media players like VLC often fail to decode. A very small percentage may be compressed files from Sony MicroVault USB drives.

Best Conversion Targets:

For GFI Files (Restore): If the file is safe, the "conversion" is often just renaming the file back to its original extension (e.g., PDF, XLSX, ZIP). If the content is actually encoded, you may need the GFI decompression utility.
For Video Files (Playback): Convert to MP4 or MKV for compatibility with modern devices and web browsers.
For Sony Files (Access): Decompress to the original folder structure.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your VEM file.

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FAQ

If you want to convert VEM file to ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, LZMA, CAB, ACE, ARJ or LHA, you can use GFI MailEssentials or similar software from the "Sanitized Email Attachment" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert XXE, 7Z, Z, PAK, LHA, DEB, UUE, TAR, LZH, ZIP, PKG or RAR files to VEM, try GFI MailEssentials or another comparable tool in the "Sanitized Email Attachment" category.

The VEM 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 VEM converter.