File Extensions

Files with a BZ2 file extension can be more commonly found in a UNIX-based operating system computer. BZ2 files are compressed files and are commonly associated with an open source lossless compression algorithm called BZIP2. Like other UNIX-based data compression … Continue reading →

The ITL file extension is associated with various programs and software packages. One of these programs is iTunes. iTunes use the ITL file t store music database information in the file. Another program called Reliability Analysis ITEM Toolkit use the … Continue reading →

Files with the ODS file extension are primarily linked to Sun Microsystems Inc’s Open Office or Star Office Calc applications. This file format is part of Office applications and stands for “open Document Specification” or “Open Document Spreadsheet”. An ODS … Continue reading →

Files with a WMV file extension are primarily associated with Microsoft Corporation and its Windows Media files. There are several programs however that captures this file extension and thus it is popular among audio, video and windows media applications, making … Continue reading →

The 602PC Suite, which was created by Software602 Inc, is an alternative to Microsoft Office and is compatible for use with both MS Word and MS Excel files. This software is the primary application that is associated with files with … Continue reading →

One can associate files with a DMP file extension with “Screen or Memory Dump”, thus one can say that DMP stands for “Dump”. DMP files are considered as part of a system file in different Microsoft Corporation operating systems like … Continue reading →

Operating systems and platforms such as Windows, Mac, UNIX and Linux all use the BIN file extension. The BIN file extension, which stands for “binary”, is generally associated with binary encoded files for use in different applications installed in the … Continue reading →

XFDL stands for Extensible Forms Description Language and files with this file extension are more secured version of XML files.  A company that was acquired by IBM in 2005 (PureEdge Solutions) created this file extension to have a secured way … Continue reading →

This file extension is currently used in three different ways: [1] being primarily associated with Microsoft Corporation for its Windows systems as in the file Thumbs.DB, [2] as a Borland Paradox database file and [3] as a generic database file … Continue reading →

This is another file extension that is commonly used by Microsoft Corporation to handle personal folders in a computer system. Usually, these personal folders contain classified information such as contact data, email addresses, local messages, notes and calendar of activities … Continue reading →