A bar file extension is related to the Unix BAR compressed file archive format.
There are 6 other file types using
the BAR file extension!
.bar - BlackBerry OS 10 application installation package [common]
.bar - dBASE Application Generator horizontal bar menu object
.bar - Brew MP binary application resource data
.bar - Age of Empires / Age of Mythology game data
.bar - Total Commander button bar settings
.bar - IBM compressed archive
BAR file extension - Unix BAR compressed file archive
What is bar file? How to open bar files?
File type specification:
The bar file extension is used for file archives used in Unix operation systems.
The bar file stores compressed file archive.
Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.
This bar file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.
This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.
The default software associated to open bar file:
Company or developer:
The Open Group
A multi-tasking operating system for various platforms, the first version of UNIX was released in 1969. It is developed by AT&T as well as various commercial vendors, universities and non-profit organizations. Traditional Original Unix systems have characteristics of Version 7 Unix or UNIX System V. Unix Specification have Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Solaris, AIX, HP/UX, z/OS etc. Other systems, such as Linux and BSD are called Unix-like or Unix system-like.
List of recommended software applications associated to the .bar 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 bar file, edit bar file, convert bar file, view bar file, play bar file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
Unspecified and all other actions for computer programs working with bar file - Unix BAR compressed file archive
Click on the software link for more information about Unix. Unix uses bar file type for its internal purposes and/or also by different way than common edit or open file actions (eg. to install/execute/support an application itself, to store application or user data, configure program etc.).