FBK is usually associated with Microsoft\”s Dynamic NAV and is used as a backup file format. It is corresponding to the data in the main FDB database file. It may also be associated with the Family Tree Maker application for Windows there too it is a back up file format for the main FTW fil.
Open FBK File on Windows OS
- Look for an FBK file you need to open in Windows Explorer and double-click on it
- If the file doesn’t open automatically and you see a “Windows can’t open a file” message then you should search for a program which can open FBK file
- If you have a program which can open FBK file installed on your computer then launch that program and select “File” and then “Open” or similar options from its menu to open the FBK file
- If you don’t have the program installed then you need to try searching for “FBK wiki”, “how to open FBK file” in the search engine.
- Once you find the application, install it on your computer
- After the program is installed double-click on the FBK file to open it
File extensions are used by Windows operating system to specify what kind of information is stored in the file. Every file in Windows OS needs to have file extension and file extensions are used by Windows to determine which application it should use to open the file. Every application installed on Windows OS places information about which extensions it could open into the Windows registry and Windows uses this information to determine which application it should launch when user double-clicks on the file. If application which can open FBK file is not installed, then Windows will show ‘Windows can’t open FBK file’ message and buttons to either select an application on the computer which can open the file or to search the web for the application which can open FBK file.