BHL file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bhl - BlockHashLoc Data

The BHL data files are related to BlockHashLoc. The BHL file is a BlockHashLoc Data. BlockHashLoc (BHL) enable the recovery of files via previously made small files with a list of blocks hashes.

Application:

BlockHashLoc

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

BlockHashLoc Data related extensions:

.ppf: PPF-O-Matic Patch
.red: IBM Rational Rose Module Diagram
.nhr: BLAST Header Data
.qdb: CUEcards Database
.buf: Emacs Buffer Data
.wba: WindowBlinds Skin

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

Can't open a .bhl 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.bhl

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 .bhl file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

bbl, bgl, bh, bhm, bho, bhp, bl, bml, bnl, btl, bul, ghl, hbl, hhl, hl

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.bhp: BHP Survey Tool Data
.bl: Binary Linework TIFF Image
.bgl: MS Flight Simulator Compressed Scenery
.bnl: MicroSim PCBoard Netlist
.bho: Behold Organize Data
.hhl: Visual Basic Data

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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