SNAPSHOT file extension. How to open and convert files with SNAPSHOT file suffix

A snapshot file extension is related to the ZX Spectrum emulator Mirage Microdrive snapshot format.

There is one other file type using
the SNAPSHOT file extension!

.snapshot - VMware ThinApp snapshot

Detailed description

Software that open snapshot file

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SNAPSHOT file extension - ZX Spectrum emulator Mirage Microdrive snapshot

What is snapshot file? How to open snapshot files?

File type specification:

Emulator file type

The snapshot file extension is associated with the Mirage Microdrive snapshot format used by some ZX Spectrum emulators.

ZX Spectrum was popular 8-bit computer family developed by Sinclair Research. The Microdrive was magnetic tape data storage for ZX Spectrum computers.

The snapshot file stores data snapshot created from the Mirage Microdrive tape.

The default software associated to open snapshot file:

XZX-Pro
(obsolete software)

Company or developer:
Erik Kunze

XZX-Pro is a portable emulator of ZX Spectrum 48K/128K/+3 and Spectrum clones, for machines running UNIX and the X Window system.

Help how to open:

Use XZX-Pro to open *.snapshot files.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .snapshot file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

List of recommended software applications associated to the .snapshot 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 snapshot file, edit snapshot file, convert snapshot file, view snapshot file, play snapshot file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Software that open snapshot file - ZX Spectrum emulator Mirage Microdrive snapshot

Programs supporting the exension snapshot on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about XZX-Pro for open snapshot file action.

Linux/Unix:

XZX-Pro (obsolete/discontinued)

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