BAK file won't open

I have a BAK file I want to open, but when I try, Libre Office freezes up. I tried renaming the extension to .doc and that didn’t help. I tried uploading the now .doc file to Googledocs but it just keeps refreshing the upload bar.

What else can I try? I don’t even need all of it, just the most recent 10 pages or so.

A .bak file could be any type of file so it could be useful to determine exactly what you are working with. If you have a Linux system you could use the file command to determine the file type. For example, using one of my backed up spreadsheet files:


filecmd

In Windows, you might get some useful information by right click on the file., select Properties then General.

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