File Extension Library


.CPIO File Extension

  • Category: Encoded Files
  • Format: Binary

What are .CPIO files and how to open them?

Can't open .CPIO 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 .CPIO file.

What is a .CPIO file extension?

.CPIO file extension has been classified as Encoded Files. The format of .CPIO file is Binary

.CPIO is Unix CPIO Archive

File archive created in the Unix CPIO (Copy In, Copy Out) format, an uncompressed file container format used for grouping files together; similar to a .TAR archive and can be compressed into a .CPGZ file using Gzip compression.

The "ditto" BSD utility can be used to create and extract CPIO files. For example, ditto -c creates a CPIO archive. The Java Commons Compress API can also be used for creating and extracting CPIO archives.

List of all softwares that can open the Unix CPIO Archive
Windows
File Viewer Plus
PeaZip
Apache Commons Compress
Mac
Apple Archive Utility
Incredible Bee Archiver
Apache Commons Compress
ditto
The Unarchiver
Linux
GNU cpio
ditto
Apache Commons Compress

How to fix problems with .CPIO files

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