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NAME.CK3 + .CP3
= Endgame theme key and definitions.
These keys make use of definitions created with the help of the search mask to
classify games according to various themes.
NAME.CTB
NAME.CTG
NAME.CTO
These three files make up an openings book.
NAME.CBV
= Archived ChessBase database.
NAME.CBZ
= Encrypted archived ChessBase database.
This is used to store all of the database components in a single, compressed file. You
can use it to backup your work or send databases by email. The .CBZ file is protected
by a password which you enter when you archive the database and need when you
open it again.
NAME.INI
= Database initialisation file.
The name and type of the database are recorded in this text file. In addition, this is
where ChessBase saves the import protocol and the type of database.
\NAME.BMP
= Multimedia subdirectory for picture files.
\NAME.AVI
= Multimedia subdirectory for video files.
\NAME.WAV
= Multimedia subdirectory for sound files.
When you record or copy a multimedia file the corresponding directory is automatically
created in the directory where the database is located.
NAME.CBF
= Old ChessBase games file.
NAME.CBI
= Old ChessBase index file.
NAME.PGN
= Commonly used ASCII textfile format.
ChessBase 7.0 can read and write files in the old ChessBase format and the ASCII
format known as PGN which is widely used on the Internet.
NAME.PGI
= ChessBase (redundant) index into a PGN file, not essential.
Files of the CB Cloud Databases.
3.4.24 Check integrity
Da t a ba se w indow : M a int e na nc e
Che c k Int e grit y
Databases can sometimes become corrupted. The files can be damaged by viruses, a
damaged disk surface, power surges or failures during a write operation, etc. Also, file
operations outside of ChessBase may cause problems.
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