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Name: Stiltzkin
Date: July 7, 2002 at 14:50:43 Pacific
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What exactly is a .BAK file? All I know is that it is created for backups. Is it a kind of compilation of all the files you choose to backup? Is it zipped? Also, what program creates these (I assume the default Windows backup program does)?



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Name: Julius
Date: July 7, 2002 at 14:56:59 Pacific
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Well for what I know some programs just rename the original file and add the .bak extension,

Hope this helps, Juba


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Name: Eric
Date: July 7, 2002 at 14:57:34 Pacific
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a bak extension is a generic backup file. Any program can create them and the format is whatever the creating program makes it. Windows makes them along with many other applications.


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Name: Huey
Date: July 7, 2002 at 15:56:55 Pacific
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.bak files can be restored to their original state by renaming the file extension.


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