XCT Converter

Extract text from XCT files

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How to extract text from your XCT file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your XCT file.
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Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert XCT to another file type

To convert your XCT file to another format, you need Memeo Backup or other Backup software.

XCT to OBJ
XCT to FBX
XCT to DAE
XCT to 3DS
XCT to MAX
XCT to BLEND
XCT to MA
XCT to MB
XCT to C4D
XCT to STL
XCT to PLY
XCT to WRL

Convert a file to XCT

To convert other file formats to the "Backup Index File" file type, you need software like Memeo Backup or a similar tool.

DWG to XCT
DAE to XCT
X3D to XCT
IGES to XCT
WRL to XCT
JT to XCT
SKP to XCT
3DS to XCT
3DM to XCT
OBJ to XCT
STEP to XCT
FBX to XCT

About XCT files

The .XCT file extension primarily represents a Backup Catalog Data file generated by Seagate Memeo Backup (formerly Memeo Instant Backup). These files act as a proprietary index or "map" that tracks the location and version history of backed-up documents, photos, and videos on external drives (often bundled with Seagate hardware).

The Problem: Users typically encounter .XCT files when attempting to recover data from old hard drives, mistaking them for the actual image or document files. Because the file only contains metadata (file paths, timestamps, and checksums) rather than the actual content, it cannot be "opened" to view your photos, nor can it be converted directly into JPG or DOCX files. The file is useless without the accompanying hidden data folders and the discontinued Memeo software.

The Solution:

For Data Recovery: Do not attempt to convert this file. Instead, look for the hidden Memeo folder on your drive to find the raw files, or attempt to reinstall legacy Memeo Instant Backup software.
For Text/Hex Tables: A secondary, highly technical use of .XCT is as a Character Conversion Table for the XVI32 hex editor. In this context, the file is a simple text list defining how to map characters (e.g., EBCDIC to ASCII). These can be easily converted or viewed by opening them in a standard text editor like Notepad or TextEdit and saving them as TXT or CSV for review.

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

Users also converted XCF, LG, RECORD and CONTENTS files.

The XCT 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 XCT converter.