Meet the bin file

The file with the extension bin probably for more than once met every user. When we find out that a game or some program has downloaded in the form of such a file, we are at a deadlock, especially if we encounter this format for the first time. Before we talk about programs that open the bin file, we'll get acquainted with it A little closer.

The name of this extension comes from the English word "binary", that is, "binary". Information such file, as well as other data on the hard drive, is encrypted with binary code, that is , it consists of zeros and ones. The format of a binary file depends on its contents. Most often it contains data and resources of Macintosh, and it is used to transmit this data via the Internet. In addition to Macintosh data, such files often contain updates to various programs. This format is also used for programs written for Unix operating systems, such as FreeBSD and Linux.

In the above cases, the bin file is used as the system file. Until recently it was used only in this way, but now it has found another application. Increasingly, these files contain disk images. The data contained on the CD-ROM is copied to the hard drive in the form of a single binary file With the help of a certain program. These data can be any - from video or game to a large and complex program. For example, the bin file may contain an image of the "Sega" game console cartridge or binary video data copied from the DVD.

The contents of a binary file can be judged by its size. It depends on the size of which program to open the bin file. If its volume is equal to the capacity of the "compact", then almost certainly it contains the image of the disk. Such a format is opened by UltraISO, ISOBuster or Daemon Tools. All these programs are emulators and work on the same principle. The installed application creates a virtual drive. The image loaded into it becomes a virtual disk, which can be accessed as with a regular "blank". Emulators differ only by additional features.

So, Daemon Tools creates several virtual drives at once. The bin file that is downloaded to this program can be launched through Windows Explorer. UltraISO emulator supports more than thirty formats and creates not only disk images, but And virtual copies of more capacious media, such as a hard drive or flash drive. In addition, UltraISO allows you to edit and optimize the data contained in the image. The free version of the emulator processes images with a volume not exceeding 300 megabytes. The program ISOBlaster, in addition to the standard features of the emulator, can restore damaged images.

A bin file that has a small amount usually contains system information. Sometimes it contains the firmware of some device, for example, a motherboard, a smartphone or an MP3 player. Such content is opened in a specially designed for this program. The system file bin, which runs the program, application or other file, should not be opened at all. If you still try to do this, it will open in the form of a document .txt, filled with signs that are understandable only to a professional.