BUP file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

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

Can't open a .bup 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.bup

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 .bup file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

bhp, vup, hup, fup, bul, bp, bip, nup, gup, byp, bu, bkp

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.bip

ArcInfo Band Interleaved by Line Image

.vup

Visual Studio Utility Project

.bu

SAP Business One BackUp Data

.bip

TSG Spectral Data

.bul

I4 Bullseye Data

.bip

KeyShot Scene

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