BARS file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bars - Nintendo Switch Binary Sound Archive

The BARS audio files are related to QuickBMS. The BARS file is a Nintendo Switch Binary Sound Archive. The Nintendo Switch is a video game console developed by Nintendo.

Application:

QuickBMS

Category:

Audio files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Nintendo Switch Binary Sound Archive related extensions:

.awb: CRIWARE AWB Package
.bms: QuickBMS Script
.bms: Binary MultiEx Script

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

Can't open a .bars 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.bars

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 .bars file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

ars, bar, bas, brs, vars

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.bas: Visual Basic Module
.bas: MODFLOW Basic Package
.bas: ALEID2000 Basic Data
.brs: Adobe RoboHelp Browse Sequence
.brs: WRAP Beginning Reservoir Storage Data
.bas: BASIC Source

Operating systems

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Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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