File Extension Library


.004 File Extension

  • Developer by: Igor Pavlov
  • Category: Archive and compressed Files

What are .004 files and how to open them?

Can't open .004 file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .004 file.

What is a .004 file extension?

.004 file extension is created by Igor Pavlov. .004 has been classified as Archive and compressed Files.

.004 is Compressed file from a multi-volume archive (part 4)

The 004 file extension is associated with several archivers or compression tools, which are using, or did use in the past, the 004 file extension for its multi-volume files or archives, such as Winrar (see part4.rar) or 7-Zip (see 7z.004).

The general file sequence is 001, 002, 003, etc.. and you will need all parts of the multi-volume archive to successfully extract the content.

In some cases, the 004 file extension doesn't mean the first part of the multi-volume archive, but the fourth part of split file.

The first thing you have to do is to merge split files (001, 002, 003, etc.) in to one file (usually split archive) via split tools. Afterwards you can use a compression utility to extract data from the merge archive.


How to open:

To open or extract the content of the multi-volume archive just put all the parts in same directory and extract the first part in your favourite archiver, such as WinRar or 7-Zip.

How to convert:

Only complete archive can be converted in to another archive or compression format. The easiest way how to convert complete multi-volume archive is to decompress the archive with the use of supported archiving or compression tool and repack the content with another compression or archive application of your choice.

How to fix problems with .004 files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .004 files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .004 file format
  2. You need to check the .004 file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)