Extract text from UFS Explorer backup files (UCI)
To convert UCI backups to another format, you need UFS Explorer or other Backup software.
To convert other file formats to the "Compressed Disk Image" file type, you need software like UFS Explorer or a similar tool.
A .uci file is a proprietary compressed disk image backup created by SysDevSoftware's UFS Explorer. This format stores an exact block-level copy of a hard drive, partition, or external storage device. Data recovery professionals and IT admins use it to preserve a failing disk's state before attempting aggressive data recovery or forensics.
The primary software for creating, mounting, and reading these files is UFS Explorer, specifically its recovery editions. Unlike standard ISO files, the .uci format natively supports error mapping for bad sectors and heavy data compression, making it highly specialized for handling failing media safely.
Because .uci is a closed, proprietary archive, you cannot simply mount it in Windows Explorer or macOS Finder. Users usually find themselves stuck when they receive a backup from a recovery lab but do not want to purchase an expensive software license just to browse their files. Furthermore, these files often exceed hundreds of gigabytes, making them nearly impossible to share or process using standard tools.
Typically, you do not "convert" a whole disk image. Instead, you extract its internal files to standard types like DOCX, JPG, or PDF, or export the entire raw image to a standard sector-by-sector IMG or RAW file. Converting to a generic raw image will lose the advanced compression and bad-sector metadata that the native container provides.
As a proprietary block-level container, this file format is notoriously difficult to process outside of its native ecosystem. Standard online converters fail completely.
Convert.Guru analyzes your UCI file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert UCI file to MCI, DPM, CI, NCI, PCI, BAK, BACKUP, OLD, TMP, TEMP, ARC or ZIP, you can use UFS Explorer or similar software from the "Compressed 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 UCI, try UFS Explorer or another comparable tool in the "Compressed Disk Image Backup" category.
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