ARE file format description

Many people share .are files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .are file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .are files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.are - Infinity Engine Area Contents

The ARE game data files are related to Infinity Engine Editor Pro. The ARE file is an Infinity Engine Area Contents. The Infinity Engine is a computer game engine which allows the creation of isometric computer role-playing games. It was developed by BioWare for Battleground Infinity which later became the first installment of the Baldur's Gate series. The Infinity Engine Editor Pro seems to be no longer supported.

Application:

Infinity Engine Editor Pro

Category:

Game Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Infinity Engine Area Contents related extensions:

.xwm: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Audio Data
.wx: MS Flight Simulator Weather File
.bgl: MS Flight Simulator Compressed Scenery
.vhv: Valve Source Lighting Data
.dnm: YS Flight Dynamic 3D Model
.xd: The Dark Mod eXternal Data

Naturally, other applications may also use the .are file extension. Even harmful programs can create .are files. Be especially cautious with .are files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .are file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.are

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .are file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

ade, ae, aee, aer, age, ar, ar3, ard, arf, arr, ars, arw, ate, rae, re

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.arf: WebEx Advanced Recording
.aee: ASUS Data Security Manager Encrypted File
.arf: Axon IW Raw Image
.ard: Alphacam Router Drawing
.ade: Microsoft Access Project Extension
.re: Python Regular Expressions Source Code

Operating systems

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