| File Type 1 |
Saved File Fragment (Most common) |
| File Format |
File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Windows file fragment cleaned from the hard disk by ScanDisk or CHKDISK; stored in the FOUND folder after a disk scan has been performed.
CHK files typically can be deleted since the information has been moved somewhere else on the disk; however, file contents may be checked with CHK-Mate before being removed. |
| Program(s) that open chk files |
Windows: DIY DataRecovery CHK-Mate (examines the contents of CHK files); UnCHK or FileCHK (recovers data from a CHK file) |
| File Type 2 |
StarCraft Chunk File |
| File Format |
Proprietary File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Uncompressed Starcraft map included with the Blizzard installer CD; similar to a .MPQ formatted file, such as a .SCM or .SCX scenario file, but is not compressed into an archive format. |
| Program(s) that open chk files |
Mac / Windows: Blizzard StarCraft |
| File Type 3 |
InterCheck Checksum Database |
| File Format |
Proprietary File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Database file that contains virus definitions for Sophos Anti-Virus; updated with InterCheck, a service that checks a central virus reporting system; can be modified by changing the InterCheck reporting level and syslog configuration settings.
The InterCheck datbase is named "interchk.chk" by default; it is stored in the /Program Files/Sophos/Sophos Anti-Virus/Config directory on Windows computers. |
| Program(s) that open chk files |
Mac / Windows / Unix: Sophos Anti-Virus |
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