BBB Converter

Extract text from BBB files


Drop or upload your .BBB file
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How to extract text from your BBB file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your BBB file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert BBB to another file type

To convert your BBB file to another format, you need BlackBerry Desktop Software or other Backup software.

  • BBB to BAK
  • BBB to BACKUP
  • BBB to OLD
  • BBB to TMP
  • BBB to TEMP
  • BBB to ARC
  • BBB to ZIP
  • BBB to TAR
  • BBB to GZ
  • BBB to 7Z
  • BBB to RAR
  • BBB to ISO

Convert a file to BBB

To convert other file formats to the "Mobile Archive" file type, you need software like BlackBerry Desktop Software or a similar tool.

  • SNAPSHOT to BBB
  • OLD to BBB
  • IMG to BBB
  • RESTORE to BBB
  • ISO to BBB
  • COPY to BBB
  • VMDK to BBB
  • TMP to BBB
  • VHD to BBB
  • BAK to BBB
  • ARCHIVE to BBB
  • BACKUP to BBB

About BBB files

A .BBB file is primarily a mobile device backup archive created by BlackBerry Desktop Software, specifically the macOS version (unlike the IPD format used on Windows). These archives serve as a snapshot of a legacy BlackBerry device, containing contacts, SMS messages, call logs, calendars, and sometimes media.

The primary issue with .BBB files is their proprietary nature and association with obsolete hardware; simply double-clicking them on a modern Windows 11 or macOS system will likely result in an "unknown file type" error. Users often discover these files years later and need to retrieve specific information rather than restore a full phone state. Furthermore, the software required to officially open them is discontinued and may not run on current operating systems.

To access the data, the most effective solution is extraction or conversion. Since the .BBB format is internally a compressed container (often ZIP-based), users can sometimes rename the extension to ZIP to browse contents. For usable data, specialized conversion tools are required to parse the internal databases into CSV (for Microsoft Excel), VCF (for importing contacts to iOS or Android), or TXT for reading old messages.

Convert.Guru analyzes your BBB file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted IPD, MEMO, GLB, DAT, KMZ, BAR and JDP files.



The BBB Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our BBB converter.