BUD file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bud - Windows Binary Printer Description File

The BUD data files are related to Microsoft Windows. BUD file is a Windows Binary Printer Description File. The .bud files are the compiled versions of .ppd files and can be completely regenerated from those .ppd files.

Application:

Microsoft Windows

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Windows Binary Printer Description File related extensions:

.eqd: Microsoft SQL English Query Domain Data
.rsds: Report Server Data Source
.cft: Microsoft SQL Server Data Replication Conflict Tables
.sys: Microsoft SQL Server Data Replication System Table Data
.bcp: Microsoft SQL Server Data Replication Data File
.idx: Microsoft SQL Server Constraints

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

Can't open a .bud 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.bud

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 .bud file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

bd, bhd, bid, bkd, bu, buc, buf, bur, bus, buv, byd, fud, hud, nud, ubd

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.bd: Ben Daglish Music
.bhd: Backup Exec Deduplication Storage
.hud: HUD Maker File
.bkd: BlackInk Drawing
.ud: OmniPage User Dictionary
.fud: FairUse Wizard Data File

Operating systems

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Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8, Windows 10, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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