SID File

Category: Game Files

What is a SID file?

Steam Game Data Backup refers to the SID file. Steam is an application for downloading and managing Valve video games. The files are binary files developed by Valve for Steam Client. It is primarily associated with Steam Game Backup File by Valve. It creates backups for Steam data produced in a compressed manner. While it does not back up settings, games, and maps, you can always do that manually. As binary .sid files are created, it includes .sis and .sim files that contain metadata that aid in restoring the backed up game data. The backed data uses the [GAME]_disk[X]_[Y].sid formula. Game is the name for the backed-up game, X shows the number of games while Y is the number of files in the disk. On rare occasions, you may lose SID data. It could be your machine freezing or hardware or software errors. You can use appropriate programs for recovering SID files.

How to Open SID Files

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How to Make SID Files

Below are some software programs that can open SID files. Download one to open your file now.