2023-02-05 17-45-58.mkv Access

Use a modern media player like VLC Media Player or MPC-HC , as standard Windows/Mac players sometimes struggle with MKV files.

This is the most common tool that uses this specific YYYY-MM-DD HH-MM-SS.mkv naming convention. 2023-02-05 17-45-58.mkv

It is the default format for OBS because it is crash-resistant . If your computer loses power or the software crashes during recording, the file remains readable up to the second the crash occurred. (In contrast, MP4 files often become corrupted and unusable if not finished properly). Use a modern media player like VLC Media

While very versatile, MKV files sometimes need to be "remuxed" (converted without losing quality) to MP4 to work in certain video editors like Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve. 3. Likely Origin If your computer loses power or the software

Given the timestamp and format, this is likely a screen recording , a gameplay capture , or a webcam stream saved locally to your computer. How to use this file

If your editing software doesn't accept MKV, you can go to OBS Studio and select File > Remux Recordings to quickly turn it into an MP4 file.