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||Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract. Could previously have been loaded by PCSX2 (Old CDVD plugin) until PCSX2 moved became plugin-free.
†When listened to, the file will play white noise. If this noise is perfectly recorded on to a tape, that tape should theoretically be able to be used on a system. In practice, however, this is more difficult to do, as any interference can potentially ruin the tape and some copy protection systems may render the re-recording unusable<references group=N />
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|+Archives
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! scope="col"|File ext.! scope<abbr title="colFile extension"|Name>File ext</abbr>! scope="col"|SystemFile type
! scope="col"|Notes
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|.rar
|Compressed Archive
|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
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|.7z/.7zip
|Compressed Archive
|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
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|.zip
|Compressed Archive
|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
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|.tar.gz<br/>.gz
|Compressed Archive
|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
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|.tar
|Archive
|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
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|.001/.part1/.r01
|Split Archive
|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
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|.gzip
|Compressed Archive
|Use 7-Zip to open and extract. Can be loaded by [[PCSX2]] directly.
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|.tar.bz2<br/>.bz2
|Compressed Archive
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|+Disc/Disk Images
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="File Extention">File ext.</abbr>
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|System
|Typically used with Dreamcast, CDI is a compressed GDI
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|.sbIsbi
|CD Image
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|Sub-channel data. Generally used in the case of PS1 for Digital Rights Management
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|.sub
|CloneCD Subchannel File
|PS1/others?
|Sub-channel data for CloneCD, may come with .img/.ccd. Don't confuse with MicroDVD subtitle files with the same extension.
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|.nrg
|Nero Image File
|PS1/PS2/others?
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|.isz
|ISO Zipped
|PS2/others?
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|.fds
|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|N64]]
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|.adf
|Amiga Disk File
|[[Amiga line|Amiga]]
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|.adz/adf.gz
|ADZ
|[[Amiga line|Amiga]]
|Name derived from Amiga Disk File and the compression format gzip
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|.dms
|Disk Masher System
|[[Amiga line|Amiga]]
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|.ipf
|Interchangeable Preservation Format
|[[Amiga line|Amiga]]
|A file format designed to replace the 'Amiga Disk File' format due to many files in the .adf format "cracked" variants of software. Has better support for copy protected disks.
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|+Tape Files
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="File extension">File ext.</abbr>
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|System
|Waveform Audio File Format
|Tape Based Systems
|Raw data in audio format†format<ref group=N>When listened to, the file will play white noise. If this noise is perfectly recorded on to a tape, that tape should theoretically be able to be used on a system. In practice, however, this is more difficult to do, as any interference can potentially ruin the tape and some copy protection systems may render the re-recording unusable</ref>
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|.tap
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|+ROM Images
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="File extension">File ext.</abbr>
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|System
|[[GameCube emulators|GameCube]]
|Can be either a compressed .gcm or .iso
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|.xiso
|Xbox ISO
|[[Xbox emulators|Xbox]]
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|.nds/.srl
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|Where's All the Data?
|DoomEngine games|Used for old FPS gamesderived from the [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Doom_engine Doom engine] and [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/WAD#Uses_outside_the_Doom_engine a few 90's games].
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|.cia
|Also used for Visual Basic source files
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|.ws / .wsc
|WonderSwan (Color) ROM
|[[WonderSwan emulators|WonderSwan/Color]]
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|.bin/.dat/.lst
|NAOMI ROM
|[[Dreamcast emulators|Dreamcast]]
|NAOMI format supported by relevant Dreamcast emulators. MAME-deprecated and mostly irrelevant
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|.ipa
|+Saves
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="File extension">File ext.</abbr>
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|System
|[[PCSX2]] Memory Card
|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PS2]]
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|.p2s
|PCSX2 Save State
|[[PS2]]
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|+[[Shaders and Filters]]
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="File extension">File ext.</abbr>
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|System
|+Other
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="File extension">File ext.</abbr>
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|System
|Multiple
|Used to play multiple discs back to back, [http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Auto-load_next_disc automates disc swapping].
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|.rp9
|RP9
|[[Amiga line|Amiga]]/[[Commodore 64]]
|Packaging format for Commodore 64 and Amiga file formats. Designed by [https://www.retroplatform.com/ Cloanto]. used by C64 Forever and Amiga Forever software.
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=See also=
*[[Save disk space for ISOs]]
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