Archive File

File Extension: .bsa, .ba2, .achlist

An Archive File stores other files such as scripts, textures, materials, meshes, sounds, videos, and others to load during runtime. Archive files require a Data File of the same name to be activated or the archived content will be ignored.

Tooling

• Archive2
• Bethesda Archive Extractor
• There are community software projects that provided tooling for working with game archives.

See Also

• Data File
• Game Files Category