Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your SPF file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert SPF to another file type
To convert SPF backup files to another format, you need ShadowProtect or other Backup software.
Convert a file to SPF
To convert other file formats to the "Disk Backup Image" file type, you need software like ShadowProtect or a similar tool.
About SPF files
A .SPF file can represent several entirely different data types depending on its origin. Most commonly, it is a ShadowProtect Full Backup File created by StorageCraft ShadowProtect for disk images, a CNC Machine Subprogram used by Siemens SINUMERIK controllers, or a PeopleSoft SQR Report output. The massive fragmentation of the .SPF extension means users often have no idea what software is required to open their file. If it is a disk backup, it can be hundreds of gigabytes and locked into a proprietary recovery ecosystem requiring expensive licenses to mount. If it is a Siemens CNC file, it requires specialized industrial hardware or simulators to run. SQR reports are difficult to distribute to non-technical stakeholders without the original Oracle environment. Convert your .SPF files depending on their internal data structure. For PeopleSoft SQR reports, convert to PDF or CSV for easy web distribution and archiving. For Sequel Pro queries, convert from XML to raw SQL or TXT for editing. If you have an HP Printer Splash Screen, convert it to a standard PNG or JPG for web viewing. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser.
Convert.Guru analyzes your SPF file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert SPF file to BAK, BACKUP, OLD, TMP, TEMP, ARC, ZIP, TAR, GZ, 7Z, RAR or ISO, you can use ShadowProtect or similar software from the "Disk Image Backup" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SNAPSHOT, OLD, IMG, RESTORE, ISO, COPY, VMDK, TMP, VHD, BAK, ARCHIVE or BACKUP files to SPF, try ShadowProtect or another comparable tool in the "Disk Image Backup" category.
The SPF 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 SPF converter.