WLZ file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.wlz - WinImage ZIP Compressed Disk Set

The WLZ disk image files are related to WinImage. WLZ file is a WinImage ZIP Compressed Disk Set. WinImage is a powerful disk utility that enables users to create disk images from floppy disks, extract files from image files, create empty image files, etc. WLZ file contains the WinImage list (WIL) and several disk images (IMA).

Application:

WinImage

Category:

Disk Image files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

WinImage ZIP Compressed Disk Set related extensions:

.bwz: WinImage Batch Configuration
.ima: WinImage Disk Image
.imz: WinImage ZIP Compressed Disk Image
.wil: WinImage List

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

Can't open a .wlz 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.wlz

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 .wlz file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

alz, dlz, elz, lwz, lz, qlz, slz, wiz, wkz, wl, wls, wlx, wmz, wpz, wz

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.wlx: WinList Analysis Protocol File
.qlz: QPress QuickLZ Compressed Archive
.wmz: Windows Media Player Compressed Skin
.lz: Lzip Compressed File
.slz: Adobe RoboHelp Exported Screen Layout
.alz: ALZip Archive

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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