Opening a GHO File

The GHO file type is primarily associated with Ghost.

GHO	File extension: GHO
	File type:	disk image file

What is a GHO file?

GHO files mostly belong to Ghost by Broadcom. Norton Backup Utility application creates it backup files with GHO extension. GHO files are the exact similar image files of the hard disk backup. GHO file stores all information on disk and also creates separate metadata table entry for the same hard drive. User can store and transfer GHO files to another storage. GHO files are useful in restoring data to original format.

How to open GHO files

You need a suitable software like Ghost from Broadcom to open a GHO 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 GHO file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a GHO file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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GHO file 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. The file format can be deduced from the file extension and the signature. Frequently, however, one file extension is used by different programs for different file formats, and one file format for different file extensions. So you need a detailed analysis of a file to find out the format and the associated program. Our analysis of the GHO files produces the following result:

You will often come across the GHO file type. This mainly uses a defined GHO format. However, the following two file formats are common:

• 90% of all GHO files are Norton older Ghost image files. These files are binary files, so they do not contain text, but only cryptic characters. A typical file size is 2 GB. The file type was created 10 years ago, but is still used today. CDR00001.GHO is a typical file name. Files like these have the following tags: windows, ghost, backup, image, lite, winxp, english and drive.

All the rest of the GHO files (10%) have different formats. Files like these are sometimes linked to dell, disk or kuka. Drag & drop your file here to see the file format and a preview of your GHO file!