DAR file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.dar - DAR Disk Archive

The DAR archive files are related to DAR. DAR file is a DAR Disk Archive. Dar is a command-line software aimed to backup and archiving large live filesystems. It is a filesystem independent and cross platform tool.

Application:

DAR

Category:

Archive files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

DAR Disk Archive related extensions:

.lhw: LhWarp Compressed Archive
.jgz: JNode Module Package
.hyp: Hyper Compressed Archive
.ita: IconTweaker Theme Archive
.qfc: QFC Archive
.maff: Mozilla Archive Format File

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

Can't open a .dar 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.dar

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 .dar file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

far, dwr, dae, car, sar, adr, dzr, dr, dat, daf, xar, dad, var, ar, rar

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.da: Gcov Data File
.dae: Collada Digital Asset Exchange
.car: Broderbund PrintMaster Card
.car: NeoBook Cartoon
.car: BREW MP Component Application Resource
.far: Farandole Composer Music Module

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

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

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