When downloading from Usenet, you will encounter a variety of file formats. The links below explain the most common file types, file extensions, buzzwords, and the free software you may need to handle them.
| AC3 | ASF | AVI | Bin/Cue | DIVX | DVD9 | FLV |
| GIF | IMG | H.264 | IDX | JPG | MKV | MOV |
| M3U | M4A | MP3 | MPG | MPEG | NZB | NFO |
| PAR | PAR2 | P01 | QT | R00 | R01 | |
| RAR | RA | RM | S01 | SFV | SIT | SRR |
| SRS | SRT | SSL | SUB | TS | VOB | WMV |
| yEnc | .1 | - | - | - | - | - |
More file types at FileInfo.com
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Ok I download files that are PDI and I tried everything to open them even using mac tools and nothing. I used a hex edit to open them and the files are in there but I can’t Fuxxxxx open them.
There seem to be alot of pdi files yet this tool nor this site list it
Those files are probably made by InstantCopy from Pinnacle, so you may need that program to open them. See this page.
I have down a document a few days ago, this is file.rar, I can not open it although my computer has winrar. when I try to open it I see” the archive is unknown or damaged”. now I do not how I can open it, I think I will down IMG or FLV file. I really don not what File I should down, Can you help me choose a file that is suitable with my situation? please!
I think my document I down that include document+mp3.
please, help me !
This page should help:
http://www.techsono.com/usenet/faqs/archive-damaged-or-incomplete