BIFX file format description
Many people share .bifx files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .bifx file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .bifx files.
1 filename extension(s) found in our database.
.bif - Get Backup Project
The BIF project files are related to Get Backup. The BIF file is a Get Backup Project. The Get Backup application allows you to back up files and folders in the original or compressed format, and then restore them back.
- Application:
- Get Backup
- Category:
- Project files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- bifx
- Get Backup Project related extensions:
Naturally, other applications may also use the .bifx file extension. Even harmful programs can create .bifx files. Be especially cautious with .bifx files coming from an unknown source!
Can't open a .bifx 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.bifx
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 .bifx file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
bfx, bif, bix, gifx, ifx
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
Similar file extensions in our database:
- .bif
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- Biblook Index Data
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- Bitware Fax Image
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- SmartWare Definition Backup
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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