Documents Backup Supported File Types
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The following file formats are supported by the Documents Backup & Recovery option for Windows workstations and laptops.
| Text Files | |
|---|---|
| File extension | File type name |
| Microsoft Word (Office 97-2003) | |
| .DOC | Word document |
| .DOT | Word document template |
| .WBK | Word backup document |
| Microsoft Word Open XML (introduced in Office 2007) | |
| .DOCB | Word binary document |
| .DOCM | Word macro-enabled document |
| .DOCX | Word document |
| .DOTX | Word document template |
| Other types of text files | |
| .ODT | OpenDocument text document |
| .PAGES | Pages document |
| .PSW | Pocket Word document |
| .RTF | Rich text format file |
| .SDW | StarOffice Writer text document |
| .STW | StarOffice document Template |
| .SXW | StarOffice Writer document |
| .TXT | Plain text file |
| .UOF | Uniform Office document |
| .UOT | Uniform Office document |
| .VOR | StarOffice template |
| .WPD | WordPerfect document |
| .WPS | Microsoft Works word processor file |
| Data Files | |
| File extension | File type name |
| .CSV | Comma-separated values file |
| .ODC | Office data connection file |
| .ODF | Apache OpenOffice math file |
| .ONE | OneNote document |
| .PST | Outlook Personal information store file |
| .SLK | Symbiotic link file |
| .XML | Extensible Markup Language data file |
| Page Layout Files | |
| File extension | File type name |
| .ODG | OpenDocument drawing file |
| Portable document format file | |
| .PUB | Microsoft Publisher publication |
| .XPS | XML paper specification file |
| Presentation Files | |
| File extension | File type name |
| Microsoft PowerPoint (Office 97-2003) | |
| .POT | PowerPoint template |
| .PPS | PowerPoint slide show |
| .PPT | PowerPoint presentation |
| Microsoft PowerPoint Open XML (introduced in Office 2007) | |
| .POTM | PowerPoint macro-enabled presentation template |
| .POTX | PowerPoint template |
| .PPAM | PowerPoint macro-enabled add-in |
| .PPSM | PowerPoint macro-enabled slide show |
| .PPSX | PowerPoint slide show |
| .PPTM | PowerPoint macro-enabled presentation |
| .PPTX | PowerPoint presentation |
| .SLDM | PowerPoint macro-enabled slide |
| .SLDX | PowerPoint slide |
| Other types of presentation files | |
| .KEY | Keynote presentation |
| .ODP | OpenDocument presentation |
| .OTP | OpenDocument presentation template |
| .SDD | StarOffice presentation |
| .STI | StarOffice presentation template |
| .SXI | StarOffice Impress presentation |
| .UOP | Uniform office presentation |
| Spreadsheet Files | |
| File extension | File type name |
| Microsoft Excel (Office 97-2003) | |
| .XLM | Excel macro file |
| .XLS | Excel workbook |
| .XLT | Excel template |
| Microsoft Excel Open XML (introduced in Office 2007) | |
| .XLSM | Excel macro-enabled workbook |
| .XLSX | Excel workbook |
| .XLTM | Excel macro-enabled template |
| .XLTX | Excel template |
| Misc. Excel formats | |
| .XLA | Excel add-in file that contains macros |
| .XLAM | Excel add-in file |
| .XLSB | Excel binary worksheet (BIFF12) |
| .XLL | Excel add-in file |
| .XLW | Excel work space |
| Other types of spreadsheets | |
| .DIF | Data interchange format |
| .NUMBERS | Apple Numbers application file |
| .ODS | OpenDocument spreadsheet |
| .PXL | Pocket Excel file |
| .SDC | Apache OpenOffice Calc spreadsheet |
| .STC | StarOffice Calc spreadsheet template |
| .SXC | StarOffice Calc spreadsheet |
| .UOS | Uniform Office spreadsheet |
| .XLR | Microsoft Works spreadsheet |
| Database Files | |
| File extension | File type name |
| Microsoft Access | |
| .ACCDB | Access 2007 database file |
| .ACCDE | Access execute only database |
| .ACCDR | Access runtime application |
| .ACCDT | Microsoft Access database template |
| .MDB | Microsoft Access database |
| Other types of database filess | |
| .DBF | Database file |
| .PDB | Program database |
| Vector Image Files | |
| File extension | File type name |
| Microsoft Office Visio | |
| .VDX | Visio Drawing XML file |
| .VSD | Visio Drawing file |
| .VDSM | Visio Macro-Enabled drawing |
| .VSDX | Visio Drawing |
| .VSL | Visio Add-on |
| .VSS | Visio Stencil file |
| .VSSX | Visio Stencil file |
| .VST | Visio Drawing template |
| .VSTM | Visio Macro-enabled drawing template |
| .VSTX | Visio Drawing template |
| .VSW | Visio workspace file |
| .VSX | Visio Stencil XML file |
| .VTX | Visio Template XML file |
| Other types of vector image files | |
| .OTG | OpenDocument graphic template |
| .SDA | StarOffice drawing |
| .STD | Apache OpenOffice drawing template |
| .SXD | StarOffice drawing |
| Compressed Files | |
| File extension | File type name |
| .BDOC | Binary DigiDoc signature file |
| Backup Files | |
| File extension | File type name |
| .QBB | QuickBooks backup file |
| Web Files | |
| File extension | File type name |
| .OTH | OpenDocument HTML template |
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