[Dickie]

Wondering if anyone can help me, i've recently downloadeda couple of files with a .bin extension but can't get them to open with any software. I've tried to open them with WinRAR & Nero as they're files for entire cd's (about 550MB).

Anyone know what software i could do with?

Please help.

Dickie

[Lawrie]

are you sure their music files? i have some in my workspace here at school, i dont have any music stored

[Bridgie]

have they been named properly?

sometimes files ive dl arent right so i change the file extension and they play. just a suggestion so no clever computer boff people laugh at me if im horribly wrong

[Dickie]

I didn't say they were Music, just cd's, data cd's as it happens. I know it's very similar to an ISO file but i need a decent program that can open .bin and change it to an ISO so i can burn it in NERO.

[Lawrie]

have they been named properly?

sometimes files ive dl arent right so i change the file extension and they play. just a suggestion so no clever computer boff people laugh at me if im horribly wrong

no we dont!!!


im not sure they may be connected to a application

[Bridgie]

i thought there musnt have been any info on them when you searched but i just typed ".bin" into google and a couple of million pages came up.

most of them seem to be "how to open/handle .bin files"

you might want to take a look

[Bridgie]

What do i open a .bin file with?


.bin files usually are self-extracting archives. If just clicking the file in your file manager doesn't work, you have to make it executable first by typing this command in a terminal and then pressing the ENTER key:

chmod +x [file]

Replace [file] with the name of the archive. Then run it:

./[file]

If you get an error message about a 'bad interpreter', use this command:

sh [file]

[Dickie]

Downloaded a program called ISObuster which sorts it all out, nice!!!

[Sidders]

What do i open a .bin file with?


.bin files usually are self-extracting archives. If just clicking the file in your file manager doesn't work, you have to make it executable first by typing this command in a terminal and then pressing the ENTER key:

chmod +x [file]

Replace [file] with the name of the archive. Then run it:

./[file]

If you get an error message about a 'bad interpreter', use this command:

sh [file]

chmod's a UNIX command. It wouldn't work in windows.

[timb]

.bin files in nix usually stand for binary executables, this is not what you have

open Nero and go to BURN IMAGE from one of the pull down menus. Change the view files pref to display all files and select the .bin file.

you will get a popup asking for certain details. bin files are generally accompanied by a .cue file which specifies these perameters. if you dont have one just change the block size to 2352 and then click OK. It should burn the image to the CD Fine.

if you don't want to burn it download an emulator instead which lets you run the CD directly without burning it
http://www.daemon-tools.cc/portal/download.php

[Adam]

pm timb with all your tech problems