Opening a CBK File

The CBK file type is primarily associated with CardScan.

CBK	File extension: CBK
	File type:	CardScan files

What is a CBK file?

CBK files mostly belong to CardScan by Corex Technologies. Programs such as InterSystems Cache and Devicescape creates backup configuration file in CBK format. CBK file stores a backup of system files and configuration data.

How can I open a CBK file?

You need a suitable software like CardScan to open a CBK 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 CBK file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a CBK 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 CBK files:

CardScan by Corex Technologies
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application.
Giza Specifier (drawing backup file) by 20-20 Technologies Inc.
This file format is classified as Backup.
InterSystems Caché (backup file) by InterSystems Corporation
InterSystems Caché is a commercial operational database management system developed by InterSystems. Using InterSystems Caché user can develop software applications for various clients such as healthcare management, banking and financial services, government, and other sectors. This file format is classified as Backup. Related links: InterSystems Caché Wikipedia Page, Medium Page
National Construction Estimator 32 Costbook by Craftsman Book Company.
Related links: Craftsman Book Company, CNET Page
Polygonia (drawing backup file) by Kreon Technologies
Polygonia is an application which can be used by Kreon scanner arm without relying on any other program. User can perform various functions using Polygonia application such as integration with CMMs, portable measuring arms, CNC machines and robot and scan project management process. This file format is classified as Backup. Related links: Polygonia kreon 3d Page, Directindustry Page
System DLL Catroot File

CBK file format:

To view or edit CBK files you need to know the file format, because it determines how the data in this file is stored. 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 CBK files comes to the following conclusion:

CBK is seldom used as a file extension and covers a large number of different file formats. The file formats most commonly found in CBK files are:

15% of all CBK files start with the magic bytes FSET, which are always the first bytes of this file format. They consist of unreadable binary data. A typical file size is 6 MB. The following keywords are characteristic: ARC, BDC, CDBRoot and FSET. The file name Contacts.CBK is characteristic of these files.
9% of all CBK files have the same signature Description:. These files are plain text, which means they can be viewed with any text editor such as Windows Editor, Nano for Linux, and TextEdit for macOS. The files are on average 24 KB in size and range from 4 KB to 39 KB. The files contain the following words: Description, Samples selected, File Type, extract and regular.

All other CBK files (76%) have different formats, often e.g. ZIP, hcaC, IIII, Samples and KTH. Tagged as ifls, manualbackup, backup, center, kastle or kids. If you want to find out which format your CBK file belongs to, just click on the button "Choose your .cbk file to analyze".

Technical Data for CBK File Extension

Related files:

cbmk, ckb, cbd, cdb, adb, cbm, zip, bk, exe, jpg

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: CardScan.Backup
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corex\CardScan\cs.exe /noquery

ProgramID: Childcare Manager Backup File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Personalized Software\Childcare Manager\ChildcareManager.exe %1

ProgramID: EstimatingCostbook
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CRAFTS~1\NATION~1\homestar.exe %1

ProgramID: EstimatingCostbook
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CRAFTS~1\NATION~1\TNE32.EXE %1

ProgramID: EstimatingCostbook
EXEFile: D:\CRAFTS~1\NATION~1\TrialNHI.exe %1

ProgramID: EstimatingCostbook
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NATIONAL\TNE.EXE

ProgramID: CardScan.Backup
EXEFile: cs.exe /noquery

ProgramID: CardScan.Backup
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CardScan\CardScan\cs.exe /noquery

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a cbk CardScan file is a special file format by Corex Technologies and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with CBK files

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