BCI file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bci - Belarc Advisor Report

The BCI data files are related to Belarc Advisor. The BCI file is a Belarc Advisor Report. The Belarc Advisor is a program that automatically generates a detailed report of the hardware and software on your computer.

Application:

Belarc Advisor

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Belarc Advisor Report related extensions:

.nec: NEC Antenna Data
.dat: Affymetrix Image Data File
.nvsg: NVIDIA SceniX Data
.tso: The Studio Organizer Data
.obs: AquaCrop Field Observations Data
.tgf: libigl Control Handle Graphs

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

Can't open a .bci 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.bci

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 .bci file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

bc, bck, bcl, bco, bdi, bfi, bi, bic, bsi, bxi, cbi, ci, fci, gci, hci

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.bck: HP OpenVMS Backup File
.cbi: Crossbeam XMS Installation Package
.nci: Mastercam NCI Lines Data
.bi: BSC Intermediate Object
.cbi: ChessBase Old Database Index
.bic: Civilization 3 Scenario

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

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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