BGZ file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bgz - Blood Frontier Map Data

The BGZ game data files are related to Blood Frontier. The BGZ file is a Blood Frontier Map Data. Blood Frontier is a shooter game in which you will have to eliminate all the infected creatures. The Blood Frontier seems to be no longer supported.

Application:

Blood Frontier

Category:

Game Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Blood Frontier Map Data related extensions:

.mus: Need for Speed: Most Wanted Music Data
.scm: StarCraft Map
.sdt: Dungeon Keeper 2 Game Archive
.zdk: ZQuake Game Data
.map: HPS Ancient Warfare Map Data
.m3d: Warhammer: Dark Omen 3D Model

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

Can't open a .bgz 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.bgz

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 .bgz file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

bbz, bg, bga, bnz, brz, btz, bvz, bz, fgz, gbz, ggz, gz, hgz, vgz

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.ggz: Garmin Zipped Geocaching Data
.vgz: GZip Compressed VGM
.bg: Backgammon for Windows Saved Game
.vgz: VGuard H.264 Video
.vgz: DigitalVDO Compressed Video
.btz: Helix Toolkit Compressed BT Data

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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