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BAK FILES wont LOAD! (Read 1829 times)

Started by DJ_HANNIBALROYCE, January 06, 2021, 08:55:39 pm
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BAK FILES wont LOAD!
#1  January 06, 2021, 08:55:39 pm
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i tried opening my characters bak file after i accidently clicked on the stupid lock in Fighter Factory Classic. it loads with nothing in it. I hope it didnt delete ALL that work. i tried opening in FF3 but i dont know where the folder is so the program can recognize it.
is there ANY way i can convert the files back to its orignal extension?! please!
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Re: BAK FILES wont LOAD!
#2  January 07, 2021, 12:25:03 am
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If you have a good backup of the files this should work for you.

*.BAK files are normally the actual original file with a .BAK at the end (instead of .CNS, .DEF, .CMD, .SFF etc)
Windows does this to create a copy of the file (instead of overwriting the file).

You should be able to simply change the file extension and the file should work (alternately the files other than the SFF should open with notepad).

Here is a walkthrough how to change the file extension:
https://helpdesk.flexradio.com/hc/en-us/articles/204676189-How-to-change-a-File-Extension-in-Windows

Hope this helps.