.QCOW2 File Extension
- Category: Disk Image Files
- Format: Binary
What are .QCOW2 files and how to open them?
Can't open .QCOW2 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 .QCOW2 file.What is a .QCOW2 file extension?
.QCOW2 file extension has been classified as Disk Image Files. The format of .QCOW2 file is Binary
.QCOW2 is QEMU Copy On Write Version 2 Disk Image
Disk image file saved in the second version of the QEMU Copy On Write (QCOW2) format, a format used by QEMU virtualization software; stores the hard drive contents of a virtual machine; similar to the .QCOW extension which is saved in the QCOW format; features a different strategy for storing multiple snapshots of the virtual machine.
QEMU’s disk allocation strategy allows for smaller file sizes because it delays allocation of storage until the disk space is needed. This differs from other policies that allocate fixed amounts of space, in which case some of the empty space may go unused.
NOTE: The QCOW2 format replaced the QCOW format and, subsequently, the QCOW extension. However, QEMU is still compatible with disk image files saved in the original QCOW format.
| Windows |
|
| Linux |
|