.BK1 File Extension
Autodesk Backup File
| Developer | Autodesk |
| Popularity |
2.9 | 12 Votes |
What is a BK1 file?
Backup file created by Autodesk products, including AutoCAD Mechanical, Mechanical Desktop, and AutoCAD Map; stores a .BAK file that has been renamed with the ".bk1" extension; renamed when the Autodesk program terminates unexpectedly.
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BAK files are automatically created when users save drawing files. Therefore, when a program crashes, Autodesk applications try to rename the BAK file to BK1 to prevent a corrupted drawing file from replacing the original backup.
NOTE: If the BK1 extension is already in use, Autodesk programs use ".bk2" through ".bk9," as well as ".bka" through ".bkz" and ".baa" through ".bzz" until a unique extension is found.
Programs that open BK1 files
Windows Indexing Service File
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Popularity |
2.8 | 9 Votes |
File created by Indexing Service, a component of Windows used to automatically index file system search information; contains information used for making fast file searches in Windows; typically seen with the name propstor.bk1.
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Programs that open or reference BK1 files
ERwin Backup File
| Developer | CA |
| Popularity |
2.7 | 7 Votes |
Backup file created by ERwin Data Modeler, a data modeling program; contains a backup of a .ER1 diagram file; created automatically by ERwin when the ER1 file is opened; used to recover a data model file if the original becomes corrupted.
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BK1 files are used by older versions of ERwin Data Modeler.