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<h2 id="example-applications-using-bak-files">Example applications using .bak files</h2> <p>This is a partial list of applications that generate .bak files (in some cases as an optional configuration setting): </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Apophysis_(software)/NeS7e9xI">Apophysis7X</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Alteryx/d2K91zQS">Alteryx</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Aspell/m3gyyHD6">Aspell</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Audacity_(audio_editor)/QadSg3NH">Audacity</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/AutoCAD/c83IAlgP">AutoCAD</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/BlueGriffon/p2N8qApn">BlueGriffon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Adobe_Captivate/h20Eaz2q">Captivate</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cubase/h5MhchD2">Cubase</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dassault_Syst%25C3%25A8mes/VXPYV4nM">DraftSight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/DrRacket/5n7LW08b">DrRacket</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Family_Tree_Maker/6YGz79G2">Family Tree Maker</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Finale_Notepad/lQV9IxoK">Finale Notepad</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FoxPro/1KBHyeug">FoxPro</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FormZ/HJXHEoF5">FormZ</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Google_Chrome/4INfWq37">Google Chrome</a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Grand_Theft_Auto_V/r2zsoY5Q">Grand Theft Auto V</a></i></li> <li><a href="/facts/HxD/yXKR3RkM">HxD</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/HyperCam/TTVFXtTo">HyperCam</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/JavaFX/hWrAAmny">JavaFX Scene Builder</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lazarus_(IDE)/6Il32HeV">Lazarus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/LMMS/IrCQEPda">LMMS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/MATLAB/qPjLISCk">MATLAB</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Minitab/UMBoUzdm">Minitab</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mozilla_Firefox/xez2zv8H">Mozilla Firefox</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mupen64/fonTHaTx">Mupen64</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Notepad%252B%252B/dVSHsYxQ">Notepad++</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Opera_(browser)/2NYCcTj1">Opera</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Outlook_Express/80CrN0Yo">Outlook Express</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Password_Safe/TGyRlITY">Password Safe</a> (.ibak)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Photoshop/f6bbmNx0">Photoshop</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Free_Pascal/kmGChqAg">Free Pascal</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rhinoceros_3D/731N2qe0">Rhinoceros 3D</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sony_Vegas/Y6vcD4H6">Sony Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Microsoft_SQL_Server/eCdt2JBL">SQL Server</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Steinberg_Cubase/h5MhchD2">Steinberg Cubase</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Starbound/vmD0VU69">Starbound</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/TeamViewer/cj3LyHEm">TeamViewer</a> Manager</li> <li><a href="/facts/Terraria/nRn7zBhp">Terraria</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Texmaker/TQUphpUt">Texmaker</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Turing_(programming_language)/Dskr312J">Turing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Turbo_C%252B%252B/TPHUyCaR">Turbo C++</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/UltraEdit/EvUC5SDN">UltraEdit</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Agilent_VEE/hqcDmJmw">VEE</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/WhatsApp/VMlSeFb6">WhatsApp</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> (BOOTSECT.BAK)</li> <li><a href="/facts/WinMerge/D11yYBLB">WinMerge</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Word/HPSu5W4j">Word</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Zmodeler/P887jVSj">Zmodeler</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenMPT/xdGyYdpQ">OpenMPT</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/B/BAK_file.html">BAK file</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081227002219/http://malektips.com/file_extensions_0016.html">"BAK or BK File Format"</a>. Archived from <a href="http://malektips.com/file_extensions_0016.html">the original</a> on 2008-12-27.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150114080023/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/93328">"FoxPro Commands That Create Backup (.BAK & .TBK) Files"</a>. Archived from <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/93328">the original</a> on 2015-01-14.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"What Is a BAK File?". www.wisegeek.com. M. Haskins. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013. <a href="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-bak-file.htm" target="_blank">http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-bak-file.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"It automatically creates backups of my files, don't know how to deactivate the option". community.notepad-plus-plus.org. 24 November 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2024. <a href="https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/22177/it-automatically-creates-backups-of-my-files-don-t-know-how-to-deactivate-the-option" target="_blank">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/22177/it-automatically-creates-backups-of-my-files-don-t-know-how-to-deactivate-the-option</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"AdventureWorks sample databases". learn.microsoft.com. May 9, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024. You can use the .bak file to restore your sample database to your SQL Server instance. <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/samples/adventureworks-install-configure?view=sql-server-ver16&tabs=ssms" target="_blank">https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/samples/adventureworks-install-configure?view=sql-server-ver16&tabs=ssms</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>