alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .BAK

File description

Files with the BAK extension is basically used for general backup files. A large number of computer processes and applications make use of the BAK file format to create the backup of documents that the application has created.

The BAK file format is a general file type that are created by the auto-save function that are available in most of the computer programs. For instance, when you have edited a file in Microsoft Word and the auto-save feature pops up, a BAK file extension will be created. These files are generally deleted automatically by the program that generated them when the file is no longer required.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .BAK file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .BAK extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .BAK file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .BAK file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Other possible reasons why your .BAK file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .BAK file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .BAK file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .BAK file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .BAK file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .BAK file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.