alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .WBCAT

File description

WBCAT is used as backup file format. Windows backup applications use WBCAT file format to store list of files which are created for backup of a specific data.

The files which are created for backup are generally stored in archive based file format which then can either contain system files or user created files. When file with WBCAT file extension is opened by Windows backup application, the application restores the data which is backed up and the files are then stored in their respective locations on the hard disk. This WBCAT file allows successful extraction and replacement of backup data.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .WBCAT 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 .WBCAT extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .WBCAT 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 .WBCAT 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 .WBCAT file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .WBCAT 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 .WBCAT file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .WBCAT file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .WBCAT 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 .WBCAT 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.