GPU file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.gpu - GP2X Utility Executable

The GPU application files are related to GP2X. The GPU file is a GP2X Utility Executable. The GP2X is an open-source, Linux-based handheld video game console and portable media player developed by South Korean company GamePark Holdings. GP2X executable files have one of two 3 letters file extensions. For games, the .gpe extension is used. These are listed in the Games section of the menu. Utilities have the extension .gpu, and appear in the Utilities section of the menu. The GP2X seems to be no longer supported.

Application:

GP2X

Category:

Application files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

GP2X Utility Executable related extensions:

.gpe: GP2X Game Executable

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

Can't open a .gpu 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.gpu

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 .gpu file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

glu, gp, gph, gpi, gpj, gpk, pgu, pu, tpu, vpu

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.glu: Hardball Game Data
.gpk: HP OmniGo GEOS Compressed Archive
.gpj: Grapher Project
.gph: Pro/ENGINEER User-Defined Feature Data
.gp: Vector NTI DNA Data
.glu: Cyberglue MemberConnex Data

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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