CK2 file format description
Many people share .ck2 files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .ck2 file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .ck2 files.
2 filename extension(s) found in our database.
.ck2 - ChessBase Strategy Key Data
The CK2 game data files are related to ChessBase. The CK2 file is a ChessBase Strategy Key Data. ChessBase is a personal, stand-alone chess database.
- Application:
- ChessBase
- Category:
- Game Data files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- cp2
- ChessBase Strategy Key Data related extensions:
.ck1 - Commander Keen Data File
The CK1 game data files are related to Commander Keen. The CK1 file is a Commander Keen Data File. Commander Keen is a series of video games developed by id Software in the early 1990s.
- Application:
- Commander Keen
- Category:
- Game Data files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- ck2, ck3, ck4, ck5, ck6
- Commander Keen Data File related extensions:
Naturally, other applications may also use the .ck2 file extension. Even harmful programs can create .ck2 files. Be especially cautious with .ck2 files coming from an unknown source!
Can't open a .ck2 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.ck2
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 .ck2 file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
c2, c2k, ck, ckw, ckz, cl2, cm2, co2, k2, kc2, sk2
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
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- .c2
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- .cl2
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Operating systems
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