Basic information about CPIO file
There are 1 file types using the CPIO file extension in our database. In the further part of this page, you will find detail information about all the CPIO file with their brief description and a list of programs that support CPIO file sorted by operating systems. The table below provides useful information about the CPIO file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the CPIO file?
- How to open a CPIO file?
- What programs do I need to open a CPIO file?
- What programs help to create and edit a CPIO file?
- How to convert CPIO files to another file format?
- How to convert another files to CPIO file format?
1.Detail information about CPIO file extension: Unix CPIO Archive
File type | Unix CPIO Archive | Category | Encoded Files |
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Developer | N/A | File format | Binary |
Description | CPIO file is a Unix CPIO Archive. File archive created in the Unix CPIO (Copy In, Copy Out) format, an uncompressed file container format used for grouping files together; similar to a .TAR archive and can be compressed into a .CPGZ file using Gzip compression. | ||
Software programs that will open, edit or convert CPIO files | |||
Windows |
File Viewer Plus PeaZip Apache Commons Compress 7-zip IZArc Zipeg ZipZag |
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macOS |
Apple Archive Utility Incredible Bee Archiver Apache Commons Compress ditto The Unarchiver iArchiver |
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Linux |
GNU cpio ditto Apache Commons Compress Unix |
How to convert CPIO files to another file format?
Can't open a CPIO file?
”Can't open this file: example.CPIO”。
To open this file, you install one of the applications from the list of software programs that you found here, you should be able to open, edit or convert the file with the CPIO extension without any issue.
Where I can download the application that support CPIO file?
How to change file associations?
- Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click "Open With".
- In the "Open With" dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click "Browse" to locate the program that you want.
- Select the ”Always use the selected program to open this kind of file” check box.
Can I change the extension of CPIO files?
What else may cause problems width open a CPIO file?
- Whether the CPIO file is damaged.
- Whether the CPIO file is incorrectly linked in the registry entries.
- Whether the CPIO file extension has been accidentally removed from the Windows registry.
- Whether the installation of an application that supports the CPIO file format is incompletely.
- Whether the CPIO file is infected.
- Whether the drivers of the equipment used for opening a CPIO file are up to date.
- Whether your computer has enough hardware resources to open a CPIO file.
If the CPIO file still not working with your software after eliminating the above shortcomings? That means that the problem is more complex and requires the help of a specialist.