BINI file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bini - Smokeview Simulation Boundary Data

The BINI data files are related to Smokeview. The BINI file is a Smokeview Simulation Boundary Data. Smokeview is a software tool designed to visualize numerical calculations generated by the NIST Fire.

Application:

Smokeview

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Smokeview Simulation Boundary Data related extensions:

.ini: Smokeview Configuration Data
.smv: Smokeview Simulation Data
.ssf: Smokeview Script Data
.svz: Smokeview Compressed Data
.sz: Smokeview Sizing Information Data

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

Can't open a .bini 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.bini

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 .bini file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

bii, bin, bink, bni, ini

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

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.bin: Macbinary Encoded
.ini: Google Picasa Album Info
.bin: Opera Encoder Data
.bin: Unreal Tournament Shader Cache

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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