Opening SBW Files

The SBW file type is primarily associated with Savings Bond Wizard.

SBW	File extension: SBW
	File type:	financial records data file

What is an SBW file?

SBW files mostly belong to Savings Bond Wizard by US Treasury. SBW is a finance data file that was used by the, now deprecated, Savings Bond Wizard program. Created by the U.S. Department of Treasury, Savings Bond Wizard was a finance management software used to manage U.S. savings bonds, track and calculate personal investments made via these bonds.

Structure: An SBW file is a binary data file that contained saved information pertaining to a user's savings bonds records. This included financial records that, amongst other things, defined the following:

Purchase date
Denomination information
Interest
Serial Number
Yield
Projected values

Compatible software: The original software released for these files has been discontinued, and is no longer available. It has been replaced with an online application, Savings Bond Calculator, which deals in a new file format: HTM. It is now impossible to open SBW files without doing it manually, or possessing an old copy of the original software installed on an old copy of the supporting operating system.

How to open SBW files

You need a suitable software like Savings Bond Wizard to open an SBW file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your SBW file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a SBW file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert SBW files:

Savings Bond Wizard by US Treasury
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. SBW files are often referred to as Savings Bond Wizard data files because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
SuperBeam (data file) by Greentram
Greentram SuperBeam software is developed for designing or checking steel and timber beams, saving time and money. It is intended for designing houses, home extensions, loft conversions, or other small building works. SBW file contains load, steel, steel bearing, timber, and timber bearing data. This file format is classified as Data. Related links: Info Page, Support

SBW file extension format:

Why is it important to know the file format? This is the only way to find out which program to use to open the file. Each file format has a unique extension and almost always a unique signature. For example, Microsoft Word documents have the extension .docx and the signature (usually the first 3 characters in this file) PK. Frequently, however, one file extension is used by different programs for different file formats, and one file format for different file extensions. If there are problems opening a file, you must first determine the file format used. Our examination of the SBW files comes to the following conclusion:

SBW is not that commonly used as a file extension. This file type predominantly uses a uniform format. The two most popular formats are as follows:

90% of all SBW files start with the bytes 00 00 crucial for this file format. They consist of unreadable binary data. The files are on average 2 KB in size and range from 560 bytes to 12 KB. This is an old file type which is rarely used today. The following keywords are characteristic: CBond. These files are often associated with bonds, savings, bond and inventory, and almost always comprise personal data.

The remaining 10% of all SBW files are files with no common format. Just click the "Choose your .sbw file to analyze" button on this page to find out what your SBW file is.

Technical Data for SBW File Extension

File classification:

Data

Related files:

sbws, bak, bond, swb, mem, dtp, vmc

Related links:

Savings Bond Online Calculator

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: SBWizard.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SAVING~1\SBWizard.exe /dde

an sbw financial records data file is a special file format by US Treasury and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with SBW files

Associate the SBW file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open financial records data files. Because only the current version supports the latest SBW file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the US Treasury manufacturer website after an available Savings Bond Wizard update.
To make sure that your SBW file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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