How to open a binary file. How to open bin. BIN - what is that file extension
When downloading information from the Internet, you may come across documents with the bin extension. Open conventional applications they will not work. Therefore, the question arises: which program to open the bin file in Windows?
Why are bin files needed?
The bin extension comes from the word "binary" - binary. The document contains information in the form binary code... They are used as auxiliary files for storing information or in games as installation archives. Some programs create images with this extension when copying DVD or CD discs.
How to open
Bin files are not meant to be opened by users. They are used by computers at work. But if the need arises, install on your computer special utilities.
In Notepad
RMB on the desired document - Open with - Notepad.
Worth knowing! This method will allow you to open the file, but you will see a set of incomprehensible characters that do not carry any information. Therefore, it is used very rarely.
Large file
Before looking for an application to open this type of file, check its size. If it is comparable to the size of a CD or DVD disc, then it is an image. Use Ultra ISO, Alcohol 120% or Daemon Tools to open the image.
Driver or firmware
If the file with the extension bin small size it probably contains a driver or firmware. You can find out how it opens in the instructions for the device for which it is intended. More detailed information posted on the equipment manufacturer's website, where they will also offer to download special applications to open such files.
Software installer
If you come across an auxiliary file with the bin extension, designed to install a program, application or game, there is no need to open it, because it does not contain any important and useful information for the user.
Video
In the video, you can see how the opening of bin-files of various types is performed.
Output
The user needs to open a file with the bin extension after downloading it from the Internet or detecting it on a computer. To do this, use programs for mounting images (Alcohol, Daemon Tools or UltraISO) or special utilities created by hardware developers (if it contains drivers or firmware). In other cases, you do not need to open such a file.
There are several types of .bin format. To open each of them, its own software is provided. In fact, the format is a disk image, therefore, special conversion programs are required to work with it. Let's try to figure out how to open the bin file and how to do it correctly.
Picture 1. Appearance file shortcut with extension .bin
How to open the .bin file on your computer
Such an extension contains binary code, that is, information that is understandable only for a computer. To access the data, you need to convert the file to a more suitable format.
As a rule, an unfamiliar format hides the installation document for the game (most often outdated), but since it can store other important data, it is better to make a backup copy before starting work.
Step-by-step instruction
After creating a copy, you can start converting. For this, special programs are used to open bin formats. We will give a detailed list below, but for now, so that you know in what order to perform the actions, we will outline step-by-step instructions for work:
Determine the best way to open bin using the list of programs below.
Tell the program the location of the file to play the data.
After that, you will have access to all the information, and you can easily extract it. At first glance, everything is simple, but in fact, the success of the conversion depends on many factors: the type of file, the type of program used and the operating system.
How to open bin file on Windows 10
The Windows 10 operating system is one of the most popular, but many users have difficulties in their work, since latest version has some features that were not in earlier versions.
That is why working with the bin format also has some features that you should definitely take into account.
The ways
The easiest way is to use the Notepad app. But have this method there is one significant disadvantage: you will access the information, but you will only see the character set (binary), which will not do you any good.
If you really want to know what is stored in the document, you should use one of the more powerful methods:
Check the size... If it matches CD or DVD disc, which means that you are dealing with an image, and you can use one of the popular utilities to open it: Daemon Tools, Ultra ISO or Alcohol 120% (Figure 2).
After that, enough select quick mount function, click on the file and mount the image.
Small bin files usually contain data for firmware or driver. It's even easier to open it: you need to find the instructions for the device for which the data is intended. From it you will receive all the information you need to work.
Figure 2. Window for converting a file into the desired format in the UltraISO program
Sometimes a similar format is used as an installation file for software or games.
Note: The user does not need to open it, since the document does not contain any information useful to the average user.
Instructions
As mentioned above, you will need special software to open it - utilities designed to create, mount and convert images.
It is enough to download one of these programs, install it on your computer and use the quick mount function. In a few seconds you will receive a converted document from which you can get all the necessary information
How to open bin file on Windows 7
In fact, working on the Windows 7 operating system is no different from version 10. First of all, you need to determine the type of file, choose the right program for the job and convert the format to a more accessible one.
It is on Windows 7 that it is best to work with utility programs designed to mount images and gain access to data. But besides text information, a bin file may contain a video that is also played using special software.
Procedure:
The order of opening files is very simple. To do this, just follow a few simple steps:
Download a utility (for example, Daemon Tools);
Indicate the location of the required data to the program;
Choose the quick mount function and access information from the disk image in just a few seconds.
If you are completely sure that the file contains a video, the instructions will be even simpler. By clicking on the icon right click mouse, select the "Open with" tab and from the drop-down list of programs select the one that will best cope with the task at hand.
Note: From experience, we can say that the bin format video perfectly opens the VLC player Media Player(Figure 3).
Figure 3. Selecting a .bin file for further opening in VLC Media Player
Open bin file online
Unfortunately, there are no online services designed to work with such documents over the Internet. There are several reasons for this. First, in most cases, these files are not meant to be opened. And second, the wide variety of format types makes online discovery problematic.
That is why, if you have a vital need to open a document, it is better to immediately download a suitable program and not waste time looking for non-existent online services.
How to open bin file through Daemon Tools
Daemon Tools is considered to be one of the most popular programs for opening bin files. This is a simple but functional utility that can be downloaded and installed for free, and its interface is accessible even to a novice user.
If you have never used such software before, use our step by step instructions, which will help to access the necessary data (Figure 4).
Figure 4. Appearance of the Daemon program interface Tools Lite
Step-by-step instruction
To use the software, you first need to download and install it on your PC. For home use, a devil is enough paid version.
In the future, opening a bin file using this program is carried out as follows:
It is enough to simply drag the required document into open window programs, and the image will be mounted automatically;
You can also mount the image via the image mount function by right-clicking on the program icon.
After that try to run the file. If you did everything correctly, access to the data will be provided automatically.
Program for opening bin files
Choosing how to open a bin file on a computer, a novice user can get confused in a wide variety of software. Modern utilities are quite simple and functional, and are great for home use.
We have prepared a list for you best programs to help you quickly access the data you need.
List of programs
Among the software designed to gain access to the bin, several programs stand out. They are all in free access, are quick and easy to install, and the simple interface is not difficult to use.
Popular utilities include:
A player with which you can open a video saved in bin format in a few seconds;
Alcohol 120% is a functional utility that allows you not only to convert formats and open documents, but also to mount your own images;
The most popular software for mounting images at home;
Software that has the same characteristics as the applications described above, but has higher functionality.
Video instruction on how to open these files in Windows:
In most cases, games are of the BIN file type, but they are installed on a computer through a special setup file... In some cases, especially for old video games, there is no such installer, and standard means of the Windows operating system, it will not work to start the installation of such a game. In this article, we will describe in detail how to carry out this process using additional software.
Name this algorithm installation actions are difficult, because in fact the file is opened. Special software will help you with this, but first you need to execute presetting... Let's look at the entire instruction in more detail.
Step 1: Create a CUE file
Usually CUE is used to determine the sequence of musical compositions that are located on the disc, but often it appears in conjunction with BIN. If there is already a file in the game folder this format, you can safely proceed to the next step, while other users need to create it manually, and this is done as follows:
Now you have a CUE file, with which further work will be done. If there are several BINs in the game folder, create your own CUE for each of them, specifying the appropriate names.
Step 2: Mount the image and install
All that remains is to mount the image, run it and install the game or any other program. This process is performed using third-party programs, let's take a look at this step using the example of Daemon Tools:
If for some reason the program used in this step does not suit you, we recommend using any other similar software for opening CUE files. This process is described in detail in our other article at the link below. It does not matter at all which software is used, the result will be the same.
Above, we have walked through the process of installing a BIN file on a computer step by step. The user only needs to create a file that defines the sequence, and use third-party software to open it to complete the installation.
Some users may need to open a file with a bin extension. Such files can be of a different nature (for example, on your PC you can find many files with this extension), therefore, open such files with one special program you are unlikely to succeed. In this article I will tell you what a bin file is, what kinds of bin files exist, and how to open a BIN file on your PC.
What is BIN format
Before opening a BIN file, you need to figure out what kind of files it is and what it is intended for. The essence of this extension will be clear from the full form of this word, which sounds like "binary" - binary. Files with such an extension usually store their data in the form of a binary code - 0 or 1, and this data can have a completely different nature, which I will discuss in more detail below.
Usually files with the "bin" extension are used as auxiliary software tools, and are not intended to be viewed and modified by ordinary users. In previous articles, I have already described the ability to open several formats: and.
The main types of bin files
To know how to open the bin format, you need to take a closer look at the main types of files with the bin extension. They are as follows:
How to open a bin file
So how to open the .bin format? I note right away that you will not find convenient online resources on the network that allow you to open a bin file online. Not only because such files in most cases are not intended to open them, but also because they have a diverse essence and purpose.
The most impatient can use such programs as FileViewPro, Free Opener and a number of analogs, which, according to the assurances of their developers, can open most bin files. I will introduce readers to a number of applications that can open specialized files with the "bin" extension.
Bin disk images
If you have a large file with the "bin" extension, then it is quite possible that this is a CD (DVD) disk image. To open it, use programs such as PowerISO, Ultraiso, Smart Projects IsoBuster, Alcohol 120 and other similar options. You can try renaming the extension of your file from bin to iso, this will allow you to more efficiently open such image files on your computer.
For example, to use PowerISO to view and extract the contents of a bin file, you need to do the following:
- Run this program;
- Select the "File" tab;
- Click on "Open" (open), find the desired bin file on the hard drive and click on it;
- Click on “Exract”, specify the destination directory for extracting the files, select “All Files” if necessary, and then click on “OK”, this will help you open the bin file on your computer.
Video files
If you have a large video file with the bin extension, then, according to user reviews, the VLC Player program does a good job of playing them.
Sega or Nintendo cartridge images
Opened with the help of computer emulators for Sega or Nintendo. For example, if you are looking for an answer to the question of how to open a bin file, then for Sega images you can use programs such as Gens Plus !, Ages, Kega Fusion, Pico Drive and others;
Other files
Open other files with the BIN extension (router firmware files, various game archives, files for Macintosh, and so on) ordinary user there is no need, as you will just see a dataset. Changes in such a set (even accidental) can lead to the appearance of dysfunction in programs that work with bin files, so such "surgery" of the internals of bin files should be avoided.
How to open bin image [video]
https://youtu.be/e27-533xgc8
If you are thinking about how to open a bin file, then, first of all, you need to determine which category this file belongs to (disk image, video, game archive, and so on), and then select the appropriate program-tool to open of this file... If you do not know what the content of the bin file you need is, then you should try one of universal programs mentioned by me just above, it is quite possible that it will help open the bin extension on your PC.
How to work with bin images
A disk image in the form of a single file contains all the necessary information about the data, their structure and location. The original purpose of creating images was backup and then the dissemination of information. The most popular formats are ISO, IMG, BIN. Since the mid-90s, most audio disc images, as well as games, have been saved in the form bin file... Images of this format are created using the CDRWin program developed by Golden Hawk Technology for working with optical disks in the operating room. Windows system... Now on the network you can find and download bin extension with which games, audio CDs, ready-made assemblies are saved operating systems etc.
BIN imaging software
The question arises from many users who first downloaded a file of this format to their computer. If you don't have any disk imaging software installed, try one of the following: Daemon Tools, CDRWin, IsoBuster, UltraISO. Their principle of operation is the same: emulation of a virtual drive, into which you can load an image and work with it as with a regular disk, that is, open it in Explorer, start playing music or installing a game. Differences software tools to work with images are user interface and additional features... Some of the most popular programs are:
- Daemon Tools is an advanced application that allows you to emulate multiple virtual drives at once. In the paid version, it is also possible to emulate IDE devices, burn images to Blu-ray discs. However, in order to install on your computer games with the bin extension, just download DAEMON Tools Lite, which will work with image files absolutely free of charge. The bin format can be associated with this program to be able to open the image directly from Windows explorer... For the convenience of using the program, a desktop gadget and an icon in the system tray are provided, which allow you to quickly perform all the main actions with the image.
- UltraISO has ample opportunities for working with image files of more than 30 formats, including bin. Using this program, you can create images of any storage media (including flash drives and hard drives), edit files and folders inside images, and optimize them. But free version the program will allow you to work with files no larger than 300 MB.
- IsoBuster makes it possible not only to mount and burn disc images, but also to reanimate damaged files. If you cannot open the bin format in any other program, try using IsoBuster, which can read data even from damaged media.
Features of disk images in BIN format
Despite the fact that now there are many programs for creating images different formats(NRG, PQI, MDF, etc.), bin extension remains one of the most popular. The size of the bin file sector is 2352 bytes, of which 2048 bytes are allocated for data recording, and the rest are intended for determining and correcting errors. But since the error correction code ultimately takes up a lot of space and practically cannot be compressed, this data is often sacrificed in the expectation that the program that will work with the image will be able to open it.
If the image file does not have an extension by which it can be identified, it will help HEX editor... In the case of the bin format, at the beginning of the file there will be a line of two pairs of zeros and ten pairs of the letter F.