I went out and search for info on files and different format to explain for the members here. I hope this helps you to understand file formats and what you need to open them.

Compression Files

.rar .zip .ace .r01 .001

These extensions are quite common and mean that your file[s] is compressed into an "archive" this is just a way of making the files more compact and easier to download. To open any of those archives listed above you can use WinRAR or PowerArchiver.


If those progams aren't working for you and you have a .zip file you can try WinZip.

If the two first mentioned programs aren't working for you and you have a .ace or .001 file you can try Winace


With WinRAR, Double click on the first file (i.e. *.rar, *.r01 or *.001) and then "Extract to",
(choose a destination)... Then check the following box: "Extract and update files", otherwise
WinRAR will extract and replace the file leaving you with a ~15mb big image file in the end... :-\


.cbr .cbz

These are usually comic books in an archive format. a .cbr file is actually the same thing as a .rar file and a .cbz file is the same as a .zip file. However, often when opening them with WinRAR or WinZip it will disorder your pages. To display these archives properly it's often best to use CDisplay.
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Multimedia Files

.avi .mpg. .mpeg .divx .xvid .wmv


These files are usually movies or TVshows, or a host of other types of media. They can be viewed using various media players, but I suggest using Zoomplayer, BSPlayer, or Windows Media Player. Also, you'll need to make sure you have the right codecs to play each individual file. Codecs are a tricky business sometimes so to help you out with your file and what exact codecs it needs try using GSpot. It tells you what codecs you need. Then just look on the net to find them, below are some common codecs and their download links for quick reference:

• ffdshow (Recommended! (plays many formats: XviD, DivX, 3ivX, mpeg-4))
• XviD codec
• DivX codec
• ac3filter (for AC3 soundtracks, aka "5.1")
• Ogg media codec (for .OGM files)

Can't find what you're looking for? Check out these sites...

• DivX-Digest
• Digital-Digest
• Doom9
• DVD-R Help

.mov

These are QuickTime files. I hate quick time i find it a pain in the tail.


.ra .rm .ram

These are RealPlayer files. RealPlayer IMO is the devils work. It installs lord knows what on your system and never really goes away when you want to uninstall it.


vcd/svcd

These can be a pain on some peoples setups, but more so, on your stand-alone DVD player. For all your vcd needs check out www.dvdrhelp.com This guys will help you understand more on that issue.


.mp3 .mp2

Usually music files. Play them with foobar,mediaplayer,itunes etc.


.ogm .ogg

Ogg Vorbis media files.This filetype is another music file format, but can be used for various media. You will probably want to download the DirectShow Ogg filter to play back OGM files. Any new version of WinAmp will also do.


CD Image Files


.bin and .cue

These are your standard images of a CD, and are used quite alot these days. To open them you have a couple options. You can burn them using Nero or Alcohol 120%, You can also use Daemon Tools, which lets you mount the image to a "virtual cd-rom", so basically it tricks your computer into thinking that you have another cd-rom and that you're putting a cd with your image file on it into this virtual cd-rom, it's great cuz you'll never make a bad cd again, Alcohol 120% also sports a virtual cd-rom feature. Finally, if you're still struggling to access the files contained within any given image file you can use CDMage to extract the files and then burn them, or just access them from your hard drive. You can also use VCDGear to extract the mpeg contents of a SVCD or VCD image file such as bin/cue.



iso

Another type of image file that follows similar rules as .bin and .cue, only you extract or create them using WinISO or ISOBuster.


.ccd .img .sub

All these files go together and are in the CloneCD format. CloneCD is like most other CD-Burning programs.


Other Files

.txt .doc

These are text files. .txt files can be opened with notepad or watever you default text editor happens to be, and .doc are opened with Microsoft Word.


.nfo

These contain information about the file you just downloaded, and it's HIGHLY recommended that you read these! They are plain text files, often with ascii-art. You can open them with Notepad, Wordpad, DAMN NFO Viewer or UltraEdit.


.pdf

Opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader.


.jpg .gif .tga .psd

Basic image files. These files generally contain pictures, and can be opened with Adobe Photoshop or whatever your default image viewer is.


.sfv

Checks to make sure that your multi-volume archives are complete. This just lets you know if you've downloaded something complete or not. (This is not really an issue when DL:ing via torrent.) You can open/activate these files with SFVChecker (Trial version) or hkSFV for example.


.par
This is a parity file, and is often used when downloading from newsgroups. These files can fill in gaps when you're downloading a multi-volume archive and get corrupted or missing parts. Open them with QuickPar.



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Thanks for this great info. I'll be sure to check back on it when needed.

hi great post sickamore

thanks for the info it helps alot cheeers

hi Sick

Thk you (Sha Sha) -- in chinese

you done a great job going all the way to get all this inform.

that one format dont find it here is MVK file

recently i come across a lot of movie in this format.

joe