[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"howto:shx:android:en":3},{"resolvedFromAlias":4,"canonicalExt":5,"ext":5,"name":6,"category":7,"categoryName":8,"updatedAt":9,"os":10,"osLabel":11,"quickSolution":12,"stepByStep":13,"recommendedSoftware":15,"alternativeMethods":16,"commonIssues":17,"securityNote":36,"extensionPath":37,"extensionLabel":38,"breadcrumbs":39,"metaDescription":49},false,"shx","Esri Shapefile Index (SHX)","gis","GIS","2026-06-12T08:56:46.999Z","android","Android","To open .SHX files on Android, if the .shx is from a shapefile, make sure you also have the matching .shp and .dbf, then transfer the set to a desktop GIS tool to open the .shp.",[14],"If the .shx is from a shapefile, make sure you also have the matching .shp and .dbf, then transfer the set to a desktop GIS tool to open the .shp.",[],[],[18,24,30],{"title":19,"description":20,"steps":21},"Only opening the .shx shows nothing (or errors)","The .shx is an index, not a standalone dataset; most software expects you to open the shapefile layer via the .shp and will read the .shx automatically.",[22,23],"Make sure the matching .shp and .dbf exist in the same folder and share the same base name.","Open/load the .shp (not the .shx) in your GIS software.",{"title":25,"description":26,"steps":27},"Shapefile won’t load because the set is incomplete","Shapefiles are multi-file datasets and commonly require the core components .shp, .shx, and .dbf; missing one can prevent loading or uploading/downloading in GIS systems.",[28,29],"Re-download or re-export the data ensuring the .shp, .shx, and .dbf are included together.","Keep all three files in the same directory with identical base names (e.g., roads.shp/roads.shx/roads.dbf).",{"title":31,"description":32,"steps":33},".shx appears to be a CAD SHX (AutoCAD shapes/fonts), not GIS",".shx is also used by AutoCAD for compiled shapes/fonts (compiled from SHP shape definition files). A CAD SHX won’t behave like a shapefile index and won’t load as GIS data.",[34,35],"Look for context: if there is no matching .shp/.dbf, or the file came with AutoCAD fonts/shapes, treat it as an AutoCAD SHX file.","Open/use it within the relevant CAD workflow instead of a GIS shapefile reader.","A .shx is typically parsed by GIS/CAD software as structured binary data; avoid opening shapefile components from untrusted sources in sensitive environments because bugs in file parsers can be exploited even when files are “just data”.","/file-extension/shx",".SHX",[40,43,46],{"label":41,"to":42},"Home","/",{"label":44,"to":45},"How To","/file-extension",{"label":47,"to":48},"Open .SHX on Android","/how-to/open-shx-on-android","Learn how to open .SHX files on Android with step-by-step instructions, recommended software, and troubleshooting tips."]