BAC File

What are BAC files and how to open them

Are you having problems opening a BAC file or are you simply curious about its contents? We're here to explain the properties of these files and provide you with software that can open or handle your BAC files.

What is a BAC file?

BAC files have multiple uses, and Ami-Back Backup is one of them. Read more about the other uses further down the page.

Ami-Back Backup

These BAC files contain the backups of files created with Ami-Back, a backup software used on the Amiga computer, a home computer popular that was popular in the 1980s/1990s.

How to open BAC files

Important: Different programs may use files with the BAC file extension for different purposes, so unless you are sure which format your BAC file is, you may need to try a few different programs.

While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested five different BAC openers which you will find listed below.

Last updated: July 29, 2021

All known file formats using extension .BAC

While Ami-Back Backup is a popular type of BAC-file, we know of 2 different uses of the .BAC file extension. Different software may use files with the same extension for different types of data.

Luxor ABC80 Tokenized BASIC Source

We know that one BAC format is Luxor ABC80 Tokenized BASIC Source. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

Various apps that use files with this extension

These apps are known to open certain types of BAC files. Remember, different programs may use BAC files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.

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