.BIG file extension

How to open file with .BIG extension?

Klaus Mehler, 28.08.2014
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.BIG is the file extension developed by Alexandre Devilliers for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .BIG extension belong to the "Game Files " category. The full name of this type of files is Electronic Arts Game Resource Package. Files with the .BIG extension can be opened in several ways. The easiest is to install the manufacturer’s application. Fortunately, this is not the only method. There are many applications on the market that successfully open files with the .BIG extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.

Electronic Arts Game Resource Package

Ads OS Software
WINDOWS
Dragon UnPACKer Dragon UnPACKer
MultiEx Commander MultiEx Commander
Game Extractor Game Extractor
FinalBIG FinalBIG
Command and Conquer: Generals Command and Conquer: Generals
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3
The Lord of the Rings: Battle for the Middle Earth The Lord of the Rings: Battle for the Middle Earth
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2
Need for Speed Undercover Need for Speed Undercover
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup
FIFA 2001 FIFA 2001
FIFA 2000 FIFA 2000

Chinese Text

OS Software

Michelin Autoroute Maps Image

OS Software
WINDOWS
XnView XnView

HomeWorld SGA Archive

OS Software
WINDOWS
Homeworld Homeworld
Homeworld 2 Homeworld 2

After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .BIG extension should be automatically associated with the new application. With this association, the file can be opened by double-clicking the mouse. If for some reason we still cannot open the file with the .BIG extension, we still have one method. It involves the attempt to open the file from the installed application. Choosing from the menu "FILE", we perform the command "Open" and the explorer window we select the file we are interested in, and then we confirm by pressing enter. This method is more time-consuming, but enables us to definitively state whether we use the correct application to open the files with the .BIG extension. If we are sure of it, we then use the extended reference menu (shift key and right mouse button) and by selecting "Open With", we select the appropriate application and we permanently connect it with a file with the extension we are interested in.