BURN file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.burn - Burn Data

The BURN data files are related to Burn. The BURN file is a Burn Data. Burn is a free optical disc authoring application for Mac OS X.

Application:

Burn

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Burn Data related extensions:

.ch4: WSxM Data
.abs: BVBS Data
.h86: CP/M Data
.cetrainer: DBVM Data
.mpip: mpiP Data
.trie: Trie Data

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

Can't open a .burn 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.burn

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 .burn file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

brn, bun, bur, urn

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.urn: H3DAPI Uniform Resource Name Data
.bun: Cakewalk Bundle Data
.brn: BrainStorm Data
.bun: The Dig Game Data
.brn: Personal Brain File
.bun: The Curse of Monkey Island Game Archive

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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