BKUP file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bkup - Groundspeak Wherigo Backup File

The BKUP data files are related to Wherigo. The BKUP file is a Groundspeak Wherigo Backup File. Wherigo is a toolset for creating and playing GPS-enabled adventures in the real world.

Application:

Wherigo

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Groundspeak Wherigo Backup File related extensions:

.gwc: Groundspeak Compiled Wherigo Cartridge
.gwl: Groundspeak Wherigo Cartridge Log
.gws: Groundspeak Wherigo Save File
.gwz: Groundspeak Wherigo Cartridge Archive

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

Can't open a .bkup 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.bkup

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 .bkup file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

bkp, bku, bup, kup

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.bkp: Steinberg WaveLab Backup Plan
.bup: DVD Information Backup
.bup: PC-Bibliothek Update Data
.bup: McAfee Antivirus Quarantined Data
.bkp: Zapback Backup Archive
.bup: Brother Embroidery Software 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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