Files with 002 extension are used by some compression and archive utilities for one part (second) of a split multi-volume archive. In order to extract the content of split archive, you first have to gather all its pieces and start the extraction of the first archive.

There are 5 other file types using
the 002 file extension!

002 icon.002 - Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 temporary file

empty icon.002 - Drive Image 5 setup data

empty icon.002 - International S-57 Hydrographic Data Electronic Navigation Chart

empty icon.002 - Winfunktion Mathematic v8.0 Julia fractal

empty icon.002 - Generally split archive or backup file (part 002)

002 file extension - Compressed file from a multi-volume archive (part 2)

What is 002 file? How to open 002 files?

File type specification:

Archive and compressed file type icon Archive and compressed file type

002 file icon: 002 filetype icon

File extension 002 is associated with several compression tools, which are using, or did use in the past, the 002 file extension for its multi-volume archive files, such as WinRAR (see part2.rar) or 7-Zip (see 7z.002).

The general file sequence is 001, 002, 003, etc.. and you will need all parts of the multi-volume archive to successfully extract the content.

In some cases, the 002 file extension doesn't mean the second part of the multi-volume archive, but the second part of the divided file.

The first thing you have to do is to merge split files (001, 002, 003 etc.) into one file (usually split archive) via split tools. Afterwards you can use a compression utility to extract data from the archive.

Updated: November 8, 2023

The default software associated to open 002 file:

WinRAR icon

win.rar GmbH logoWinRAR  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
win.rar GmbH

A file compression and archive utility. Along with WinZip and 7-Zip is one of the most common compression programs for Windows. Its native format is as the name implies RAR and uses rar file extension.

WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce the size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP and other files downloaded from Internet and create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format.

WinRAR is also able to unpack CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, 7Z, Z archives. It consistently makes smaller archives than the competition, saving disk space and transmission costs. WinRAR offers a graphic interactive interface utilizing mouse and menus as well as the command line interface.

7-zip icon

Igor Pavlov logo7-zip  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Igor Pavlov

A free file archiver developed by Igor Pavlov featuring higher compression ratios with LZMA and LZMA2 compression.

It is mainly available for Windows platform (for Mac and Linux are available command line tools) and is the primary program to handle 7z archives. However, also supports various compression file formats.

Supported formats:

Packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM

Unpacking only: AR, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DMG, EXT, FAT, GPT, HFS, IHEX, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, QCOW2, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, UEFI, VDI, VHD, VMDK, WIM, XAR and Z

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Useful information about multi-volume archives

Help how to open:

To open or extract the content of the multi-volume archive just put all the parts in same directory and extract the first part in your favourite archiver, such as WinRar or 7-Zip.

How to convert:

Only complete archive can be converted in to another archive or compression format. The easiest way how to convert complete multi-volume archive is to decompress the archive with the use of supported archiving or compression tool and repack the content with another compression or archive application of your choice.

Find conversions from 002 file:

002 to 001

002 to 7zip

002 to rar

002 to zip

Find converter to 002 file type:

003 to 002

rar to 002

List of software applications associated to the .002 file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open 002 file, edit 002 file, convert 002 file, view 002 file, play 002 file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Hint:
Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting 002 files.

Software that open 002 file - Compressed file from a multi-volume archive (part 2)

Programs supporting the exension 002 on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open 002 file action.

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with 002 file by default:
WinRAR small icon WinRAR
7-zip small icon 7-zip
Other suggested software:
PeaZip small icon PeaZip

Apple macOS / Mac OS X:

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