BK8 file format description

Many people share .bk8 files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .bk8 file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .bk8 files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bk! - Corel WordPerfect Document Backup

The BK! document files are related to Corel WordPerfect. The BK! file is a Corel WordPerfect Document Backup. Corel WordPerfect is a popular, fully-featured commercial word processor program.

Application:

Corel WordPerfect

Category:

Document files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

bk1, bk2, bk3, bk4, bk5, bk6, bk7, bk8, bk9, bkn

Corel WordPerfect Document Backup related extensions:

.spot: Sealed PowerPoint Template
.ewl: Microsoft Encarta Document
.zed: Compressed GEDCOM Document
.spartan: Spartan Document
.cct: Adobe Director Compressed Cast
.rels: Microsoft Office 2007 Relationships Data

Naturally, other applications may also use the .bk8 file extension. Even harmful programs can create .bk8 files. Be especially cautious with .bk8 files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .bk8 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.bk8

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 .bk8 file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

b8, bk, bki, bko, bku, k8

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.k8: DataFlex Index
.bki: IBM Library Server Bookshelf Index File
.bku: Sage Timeslips Backup
.bk: One Must Fall 2097 Game Data
.bk: Backup Copy File
.bk: Adobe FrameMaker Book Document

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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