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Details for file extension .BIN 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.

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Extension: BIN
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Binary File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Binary files are used for a wide variety of content and can be associated with a great many different programs. In general, a .BIN file will look like garbage when viewed in a file editor and unless there is some clue in the ASCII portion of the file (if any) there is little one can do to determine which program a particular .BIN file goes with. The context of the file (where it is located) may help. Sometimes a CD or DVD image is circulated as a .BIN file. These images must be either written to a disc or opened using a virtual CD/DVD disc program. Note: This file type can become infected and should be carefully scanned if someone sends you a file with this extension. Recommended: Find BIN errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
application/octet-stream application/bin application/binary application/x-msdownload		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
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 1565 last modified on 2008-01-02 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: BIN
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
AVG Update File		AVG Technologies
Specific Notes [What's This?]
The file names typically relate to the update number. For example Update Number. 7.0.211 is in the file U7F211.BIN; Update Number. 7.0.2 is in the file U7lX2.BIN; and so on. The file is usually deleted by the updater but might be left behind. Recommended: Find BIN errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 4D 5A 20 41 56 47 ASCII: MZ.AVG
Program ID [What's This?]
AVG.Update
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 16080 last modified on 2008-08-15 and created on 2004-02-09.

Extension: BIN
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
CDRWin CD Image File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Often, this is an .ISO file. IsoBuster can interpret these files directly. Also Bin2Iso can be used to convert to the ISO format which can be burned to a disc. Recommended: Find BIN errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		IsoBuster Data Recovery Tool Bin2Iso
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 15285 last modified on 2005-05-11 and created on 2003-10-10.

Extension: BIN
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Linux Executable
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Although not required, some Linux programs use the .BIN extension. Recommended: Find BIN errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
application/octet-stream		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 14071 last modified on 2003-03-31 and created on 2003-03-31.

Extension: BIN
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
MacBinary Archive Format Often used on Macintosh.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find BIN errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
application/macbinary application/x-macbinary application/x-stuffit	Archive	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 1566 last modified on 2003-07-17 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: BIN
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Micrografx Designer 7 Project Image
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find BIN errors now.
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?]
Note: This entry has not yet been verified by FILExt. It was submitted to the list and appeared to be accurate; however, no verification links have so far been found on the Internet. Please use this association data with that in mind.
This is record 1567 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: BIN
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
MTK Chipset GPS Tracklog
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Manage iBlue, Qstarz BT-Q1000 and iTrek Z1 GPS data loggers on Windows, Palm, WinCE, Linux and Mac (opensource). Recommended: Find BIN errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex [position 5]: 00 04 01
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 25446 last modified on 2008-08-05 and created on 2008-08-05.

Extension: BIN
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Perceptron Scanner File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find BIN errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		RapidForm Free Viewer
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 19999 last modified on 2006-08-10 and created on 2006-08-10.

Extension: BIN
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
SGI Powerflip
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find BIN errors now.
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?]
Note: This entry has not yet been verified by FILExt. It was submitted to the list and appeared to be accurate; however, no verification links have so far been found on the Internet. Please use this association data with that in mind.
This is record 1568 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: BIN
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
TenCORE Plug-in Helper Application		TenCORE
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Associated with the file TenCORE Internet Runtime (TCRUN.EXE). Recommended: Find BIN errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
application/x-tencore		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 14809 last modified on 2003-06-25 and created on 2003-06-25.

Extension: BIN
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Thomson Speedtouch Series WLAN Router Firmware		Thomson Telecom
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find BIN errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 42 4C 49 32 32 33 51 ASCII: BLI223Q
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 24560 last modified on 2008-01-02 and created on 2008-01-02.

Extension: BIN
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) Recommended: Find BIN errors now.
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 20869 last modified on 2006-10-13 and created on 2006-10-13.

System Info for File Extension .BIN

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 .BIN

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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