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Summary: Opening .bin files, or storage for binary files, requires the use of a computer program that can be found at mysmithmicro.com. Use simple drag and drop methods to open .bin files on a Mac with help from a digital specialist in this free video on using Mac laptops.
Christopher Rokosz has been an actor, director and producer for more than two decades, and he is now the co-owner and executive producer of Rokosz Media Studios in St. Petersburg, Fla....read more
"Hey it's Rokosz, your digital lifestyle expert here and we're talking about how to open .Bin or .Bin files. Well first of all what are they? Well they are a generic file storage for binary files. What does that mean? Well it means that it is not a specific file like a .mov a .exe or any other type of major file extension. It could be audio and video cues for a video game or it could be a cd image is a common use for it but if you come across a .Bin file what you are going to need to do is to find a computer program like Stufflt Expander and you can find them at mysmithmicro.com or smithmicro.com. You can see here that the, there is a free expander, then they also have a standard and a deluxe expander if you are getting into some of the other uses but if you are just trying to break open a .Bin file, downloading it, the free version will do you well. Now we have already done it over here and the interface on the basic one is nice and simple. All you have really is a place where you can drag and drop your files. There are some preferences but that is basically telling you where you want the files to go so here archives will be expanded into the same destination as the archive. Well that's great, that is usually where you want it to go but if you go into preferences here you can change the destination, I want it to go into the same file or we want it to go asking for destination or into a specific location but we are not doing that right now, we want it to go back exactly where it started. Now I have got a test file here .Bin. It is actually not a full file but it is simply a drag and drop. Now we have got an unable to determine file format just because it is a converted file but if it were that literally it all you have to do is put it directly into those little arrows and it will convert the file open it up and put it exactly where you want to. So .Bin files is easy. Stufflt Expander is a great free program, there may be some other ones on line. Don't forget to check it out. I'm Rokosz your digital lifestyle expert saying stream you later."
eHow Article: How to Open .Bin Files on a Mac
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