Open bak file

There are 21 other file types using
the BAK file extension!

.bak - RE-TOS backup

.bak - Grade Organizer backup

.bak - TBK Tracker deleted course INI data

.bak - Autodesk AutoCAD backup

.bak - Mozilla Firefox bookmarks backup

.bak - ACT! backup file

.bak - Canvas drawing backup

.bak - T-FLEX autosave data

.bak - FreeBSD data

.bak - VoCATS modified test backup

.bak - Linux installation data

.bak - Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) database

.bak - Visual UML (Unified Modeling Language) backup

.bak - AcqURL bookmarks backup

.bak - Corel WordPerfect document backup

.bak - BSL background subtraction of image

.bak - Essbase backup of security data

.bak - THEOS backup text

.bak - Finale backup

.bak - ProShow Producer backup

.bak - TED5 backup

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BAK file extension - Generally a backup created by various software applications

What is bak file? How to open bak files?

File type specification:

Backup file type

File extension bak is traditionally used for backups for decades.

Generally speaking, a bak file is a backup of original file, when the original extension is renamed to somename.bak. So, to restore original file, rename file to its original extension, if you know it, that is.

Many software apps also auto save with original documents or projects also a backup copy with the same file name.

Updated: November 10, 2022

Recover unsaved or corrupted documents

Help how to open:

Unless you know the original file extension or software that created this bak file, is close to impossible to determine which program may open a *.bak file.

How to convert:

BAK files are often just renamed original files or previous versions of original file, so renaming the extension back to its original usually restores the functionalily.

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