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Details for file extension .BIG are on this page. Because there is no central registry for file extensions and their associated programs there may be multiple entries on this page. And, because there are many (some say over a million) such associations not all may be listed here. A search on the file extension you submitted shows 7 record(s).

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Extension: BIG
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Electronic Arts Game MOD File		Electronic Arts, Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
BIG files control various parts of Electronic Arts games. A utility called FinalBig (search for FINALBIG.EXE) is said to be able to create individual MODs which can then be imported into the various games. The games usually have command-line parameters you can use to play the MOD if you want to keep your game files intact. ..... [Search for BIG file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		Various Versions of FinalBig
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 42 49 47 46 ASCII: BIGF
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
Various programs use this extension; too many to list individually. Take clues from the location of the file as a possible pointer to exactly which program is producing the file. The file's date and time can also help if you know which programs you were running when the file was written.
This is record 15987 last modified on 2006-06-10.

Extension: BIG
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Cartes Michelin
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) ..... [Search for BIG file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		XnView
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 1557 last modified on 2003-01-14.

Extension: BIG
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Chinese Text
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Old version. ..... [Search for BIG file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 1558 last modified on 2003-01-14.

Extension: BIG
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Fifa World Cup Game File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) ..... [Search for BIG file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 1559 last modified on 2003-01-14.

Extension: BIG
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Home World 2 SGA Archive		Relic Entertainment Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
SGA Archives are used in various games from Relic Entertainment Inc. They contain game data. ..... [Search for BIG file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
	Archive	None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 5F 41 52 43 48 49 56 45 02 00 00 00 ASCII: _ARCHIVE
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 17693 last modified on 2004-12-31.

Extension: BIG
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Homeworld Compressed Data Archive		Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) ..... [Search for BIG file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		Format
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 1560 last modified on 2006-06-02.

Extension: BIG
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Unknown Apple II File (found on Golden Orchard Apple II CD Rom)
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) ..... [Search for BIG file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 20865 last modified on 2006-10-13.

System Info for File Extension .BIG

FILExt has been given permission to display the file extension database produced by the Associate This! program. Some of that data has already been included into the main FILExt database; but, not all. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are shown below in the hope that they will be of some use. Data collected by FILExt on registered file extensions from user systems is also in the display. Be aware this is raw data which may require further research on your part to fully understand. In particular, look at the Program ID. Often a company will put the program's name into the short ID that Windows uses to open registered file extensions. If that's not the case, look at the complete path to the EXE file. Often, programs will install themselves into directories that give either the program or company name. The program name itself may also be used as the EXE file name. These listings are particularly important since they represent listings that are in actual use by users who have sumbitted data to FILExt and therefore these listings can point you to the most likely candidate should there be multiple entries in the FILExt main database.

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .BIG

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of that data has already been included into the main FILExt database; but, not all. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are shown below in the hope that they will be of some use. Be aware this is raw data which may require further research on your part to fully understand. MIME type listings often contain the name of a program or, at a minimum, a type of file as the leading text in the MIME type.

General Info

• If the extension you are looking for is of the form .??_ the file is likely a compressed file and part of an install routine. When the install program runs it will expand the file and replace the underscore with the proper letter for the file type.
• If the file is sent as an audio file with any three-character extension it may be a dictation file where the extension is the dictator's initials; playable by BCB Voice Systems software (see ??? extension). The file could likewise be a dictation file in TrueSpeech format. Use Windows Sound Recorder and/or Media Player to play these back.
• If the extension you are looking for has a number at the end or is only a number and there were no results consider entering the same extension format using zero or one as some programs produce numbered split files but when the split can be extensive (e.g., .000-.999) only the first entry is in the database.

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