Opening SBK Files

The SBK file type is primarily associated with Scrapbook Factory Deluxe.

SBK	File extension: SBK
	File type:	backup file

What is an SBK file?

SBK files mostly belong to Scrapbook Factory Deluxe. SBK files are not a single standard type. They are used by different programs to store project data, backups, or even executable content.
For example, some SBK files are Scrapbook Factory project files. These use a Microsoft Compound structure or UTF-16 encoding to hold images, text, and layout data. They are designed for use with Scrapbook Factory Deluxe and related software. More details are available at Novadevelopment.
Other SBK files act as a container for backups.

OneNote/Samsung Kies Backups: These are zipped documents that store note data. They open with Microsoft OneNote. Check OneNote for more information.

SAP2000 Backups: These files hold structural design data and are created by the SAP2000 software. Visit CSI America for further details.

SQL and Game Save Files: Some use a GZIP compression to store SQL backup data or game saves (for RPG Maker 2003). They need the application that created them to be viewed correctly.

SoundFont Bank Files: Using the RIFF format, these SBK files store SoundFont 2.0 instruments. Audio editing programs like Awave Studio can load them. More details are at Awave Studio.

Animation and Other Data: There are SBK files used as Swiff Bytecode files for SWiSH animations (see GlobFX), as backups from Synology systems, or even as Windows executables related to software such as Snapz Pro X.

FilExt.com note: Each SBK file follows the format required by its originating software. To open or view one, the specific application that created it is normally needed.

How to open SBK files

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

Scrapbook Factory Deluxe
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. SBK files are often referred to as Scrapbook Factory Deluxe backups because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Asymetrics ToolBook (System Book) by SumTotal
Asymetrics was taken over by Click2Learn. On 19 March 2004 Docent and Click2Learn merged into the single company SumTotal. The Mime types used with this association are: application/x-tbook.
Creative Labs SB AWE 32
Creative Labs Soundfont 1.0 Bank File
Emu SoundFont v1.x
The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 52 49 46 46, ASCII: RIFF, and, Hex (position 7): 00 73 66 62 6B 4C 49 53 54, ASCII: .sfbkLIST.
Multimedia Subject/book?, Metatec Corp.
PagePainter (Swatch Book File) by Saltire Media
A Swatch Book file is a text based data file containing data to be displayed in a Swatch Book within the PagePainter application. A Swatch Book file can be opened from Windows to launch the PagePainter application or from within PagePainter.
Statfoot32 Soccer League Tracking File
Superbase (95 File) by Superbase Developers plc
In 1989, Superbase was launched as the world's first Window's database and Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool.
SWiSH Backup File
(Flash animation)
ToolBook Instructor/Assistant (Book) by SumTotal Systems, Inc.
ToolBook is an application development kit (similar to VB) which can create Windows applications. Versions 5 and higher have the ability to export the ToolBook file to an HTML format for viewing in a Windows browser using HTML/Java/JavaScript technologies. The Mime types used with this association are: application/toolbook. This file format is classified as Source Code.

SBK file extension format:

If you know the file format, you can also find out how to open or edit the file. The initial characters of a file are called signature, sometimes also referred to as "magic bytes". The signature can be used to infer the file format. File extension, signature and file format must match; otherwise errors will occur when the file is opened. So a detailed analysis of a file is vital in order to determine the format and the associated program. Our evaluation of the SBK files is as follows:

The SBK file type is a very commonly used file extension and covers a large number of different file formats. But the following two file formats are common:

10% of all SBK files use ZIP compression, that is, an SBK file includes multiple compressed files. A typical number of included files is 88. File names are e.g. Annots.xfdf, FixedDocumentSequence.fdseq, [Content_Types].xml, \_rels\, \Document\DocProps\core.xml, \Document\FixedDocument.fdoc, \Images\, \Pages\, \Text\ and \Thumbs\. You can see the included files and images by renaming the file extension to .zip and then double-clicking it. Most of these files are 160 KB to 3 MB in size. The following keywords are characteristic: Document/FixedDocument.fdoc. An example of a file name is U1.sbk or U32.sbk.
10% of all SBK files utilize the Microsoft Compound File format, also known as Compound File Binary File format (CFBF or CFB) or OLE2 Compound Document format. This file format is used by previous Microsoft Office programs and other Windows programs and stores the data in complex containers and sections. The first 8 bytes of the CFB format are D0CF11E0A1B11AE1 (which looks like "DOCFILE"). The internal app name of SBK files is Scrapbooks Plus. The file contains sections that are named something like SummaryInformation, DocInfo, Spreads, Tables, BlockData, BorderData, Celltypes, Contents, FontTable, Pages and Conts. The files are 53 KB to 5 MB in size, with a median of 390 KB.

All other SBK files (80%) have no consistent format, often, for example, Emu Sound Font, Asymetrix ToolBook, JPG, UTF-16 (LE) and SAP. Tagged as backup, data, synoldap, music, sdays, christmas, grunge or letter. Just click the "Choose your .sbk file to analyze" button on this page to find out what your SBK file is.

Technical Data for SBK File Extension

File classification:

Backup

Related files:

sf2, one, swi, v9 mobile app-sbk, skb, std, cgo, sdb, sav, anl, err, dgo, str, iso, zip, spk, bmd, win, dat, exe, bak, jpg, gz

Mime type:

application/x-tbook

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: NovaDevelopment.ScrapbookFactory.Scrapbook
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Art Explosion\Scrapbook Factory\scrapbk.exe %1

ProgramID: sbkfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\click2learn\TBSystem\tbload.exe %1

ProgramID: SideBarSkins
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\ASYM\RUNTIME\MTB30RUN.EXE %1

ProgramID: StartEd.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\StartEd\StartEd.exe %1

ProgramID: sbkfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\COMMON~1\CLICK2~1\TBSystem\tbload.exe %1

ProgramID: NovaDevelopment.ScrapbookFactory.Scrapbook
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nova Development\Scrapbook Factory\scrapbk.exe %1

ProgramID: sbkfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ASYMET~1\SHARED~1\TBSystem\tbload.exe %1

ProgramID: sbkfile
EXEFile: P:\MosCBT\Player\tbload.exe %1

ProgramID: SiebelData
EXEFile: rundll32.exe C:\SIEBEL~1\BIN\ssceshl.dll,_ShellOpen@16 %1

ProgramID: SiebelData
EXEFile: rundll32.exe C:\siebel\bin\ssceshl.dll,_ShellOpen@16 %1

ProgramID: IdeaSoft.ScrapbooksPlus.Scrapbook
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IdeaSoft\Scrapbooks Plus\scrapbk.exe

ProgramID: sbkfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Archivos comunes\click2learn\TBSystem\tbload.exe

ProgramID: NovaDevelopment.ScrapbookFactory.Scrapbook
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ideasoft\Scrapbooks Plus\scrapbk.exe

ProgramID: SWiSH.Backup
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SWISHM~1\SWISHM~1.EXE

ProgramID: NovaDevelopment.ScrapbookFactory.Scrapbook
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SCRAPBOOK FACTORY DELUX\scrapbk.exe

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an sbk backup file is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with SBK files

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