W64 file format description

Many people share .w64 files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .w64 file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .w64 files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.w64 - Sony Wave64 Audio

The W64 audio files are related to Sony Sound Forge. The W64 file is a Sony Wave64 Audio. Sony Wave64 is a file format that`s similar to the RIFF format. The RIFF format allowed for approximately 4GB of audio data, which was sufficient to hold about 6 hours and 45 minutes of 16-bit/44.1kHz audio. The advent of multi-channel audio - such as 5.1 surround - and 24-bit/96kHz or 192kHz audio, made the RIFF format inconvenient. To accommodate the larger files, the Sony Wave64 is a true 64-bit file format designed to overcome the size limitations of the RIFF format.

Application:

Sony Sound Forge

Category:

Audio files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

wave64

Sony Wave64 Audio related extensions:

.sc68: SC68 Music
.vmo: Siemens Voice Memo
.m4b: Mpeg-4 Audio Book
.p61: The Player 6.1a Music Module
.acm: Interplay ACM Audio
.cmf: SoundFX Macs Opera Tracker Music

Naturally, other applications may also use the .w64 file extension. Even harmful programs can create .w64 files. Be especially cautious with .w64 files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .w64 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.w64

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 .w64 file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

a64, d64, w6e, wt4

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.a64: Artist 64 Image
.a64: Nintendo 64 Memory Export
.d64: Commodore 64 Disk Image
.wt4: Lotus 1-2-3 Smartmaster Template
.w6e: Yamaha Motif ES Library Data
.wt4: Win-Test Binary Log

Operating systems

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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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