BA2 file format description

Many people share .ba2 files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .ba2 file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .ba2 files.

2 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.ba2 - Bethesda Softworks Archive

The BA2 game data files are related to Fallout 4. BA2 file is a Bethesda Softworks Archive. BA2 format used in The Fallout 4 computer game.

Application:

Fallout 4

Category:

Game Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Bethesda Softworks Archive related extensions:

.xwi: Star Wars: X-Wing Mission Data
.pk2: SilkRoad Online Game Data
.ddj: SilkRoad Online Image
.mis: Marble Blast Gold Mission
.are: Infinity Engine Area Contents
.stage: 2D Fighter Maker 2nd Stage Data

.ba2 - B.O.U.T. Evolution Low-res Texture Data

The BA2 game data files are related to B.O.U.T.. BA2 file is a B.O.U.T. Evolution Low-res Texture Data. Bots of Unlimited Transformation (B.O.U.T.) is a massively multiplayer online game (MMO) created by Acclaim Games as the company's launch title and most popular game,[1] with the theme of robots fighting against computer viruses. The B.O.U.T. seems to be no longer supported.

Application:

B.O.U.T.

Category:

Game Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

oa2

B.O.U.T. Evolution Low-res Texture Data related extensions:

.ctg: ChessBase Opening Book Data
.gpf: Star Trek Elite Force 2 Gameplay Data
.pm: Trainz Game Progressive Mesh Data
.da7: Star Trek Generations Saved Game Data
.mrk: MissionRisk Game Data
.per: Age of Empires Personality Data

Naturally, other applications may also use the .ba2 file extension. Even harmful programs can create .ba2 files. Be especially cautious with .ba2 files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .ba2 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.ba2

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 .ba2 file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

a2, ab2, b2, b2a, ba, baw, baz, bz2, fa2, ha2, na2

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.ba: BSC Intermediate Object
.ab2: Blitz Basic Code
.ba: Scifer External Header Archive
.baw: BrainLED AlfaWave Session
.baz: Zebra Printer Basic Source Code
.b2: VTrain Vocabulary Trainer Data

Operating systems

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