Input file
BAK
- Full Name: Backup Plus Backup Format
- Developer: N/A
Output file
VCF
- Full Name: VCard Format
- Developer: N/A
What is BAK file?
BAK is .BAK file extension, which stands for Backup File. It is a backup copy of the original file that is usually created automatically by various programs. For example, Microsoft Word creates back up copies of documents with the .BAK extension. These files are used as temporary backups if the original file becomes damaged, corrupted, or lost. Technical Details Backing up data is essential because it ensures that important files can be recovered in case of a computer failure or data loss. [ ⏩ ] BAK file extension
What is VCF file?
The .VCF file is a vCard file format. It is a standardized file format that stores contact information such as name, telephone number, email address, mailing address, and other contact information. It is commonly used for contact exchange and commonly created in applications such as Apple Contacts or Microsoft Outlook and can then be exported in VCF format. In addition to the above mentioned contact details, VCF files can also store images, photos, logos and other data. [ ⏩ ] VCF file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from BAK to VCF?
To successfully convert the BAK file to VCF, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.BAK). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case VCF (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than VCF).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. BAK to VCF. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting BAK files to VCF files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension VCF, while before this step we had the BAK file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new VCF file, or not.