# File formats

Use this page as a quick index of the files you can download (or upload) for BactoBox®.

### Overview

<table data-column-title-hidden data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th>Format</th><th>Metadata</th><th data-card-target data-type="content-ref">Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>summary.csv</strong><br>Tabular export of measurements and key metadata.</td><td>💾 <strong>10–100 KiB</strong><br>💽 <code>text/csv</code><br>💻 Excel / LibreOffice</td><td><a href="/pages/ofGth5qdqVupXtEbGHFf">/pages/ofGth5qdqVupXtEbGHFf</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>measurements.zip</strong><br>Archive of measurement-related files (typically one BDR per measurement).</td><td>💾 <strong>1–5 MiB</strong><br>💽 <code>application/zip</code><br>💻 File Explorer / 7‑Zip</td><td><a href="/pages/WYpZF5eZd8hWwgh7PTB4">/pages/WYpZF5eZd8hWwgh7PTB4</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Device data bundle (DDB)</strong><br>Support bundle with system logs plus measurement files.</td><td>💾 <strong>10–100 MiB</strong><br>💽 <code>application/zip</code><br>💻 Share with support</td><td><a href="/pages/ATfHBRoZQmRg0QvbUCfM">/pages/ATfHBRoZQmRg0QvbUCfM</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>SWU file</strong><br>Software update package for the BactoBox® device.</td><td>💾 <strong>100–150 MiB</strong><br>💽 <code>application/octet-stream</code><br>💻 Access</td><td><a href="/pages/8ie1QAs7Uc3nOwrtmP65">/pages/8ie1QAs7Uc3nOwrtmP65</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>CRS file</strong><br>Classification rule set (gating) used by the <em>Measure</em> program.</td><td>💾 <strong>~500 KiB</strong><br>💽 <code>application/vnd.sbt.crs+json</code><br>💻 Access</td><td><a href="/pages/4zaaHJO7qFaOJ1i7MXSK">/pages/4zaaHJO7qFaOJ1i7MXSK</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>GMI file</strong><br>Backup image used for backup &#x26; restore of software and data.</td><td>💾 <strong>1–8 GiB</strong><br>💽 <code>application/vnd.sbt.gmi+zip</code><br>💻 Access</td><td><a href="/pages/hcjOCZG1l6oS8cG8Q2QK">/pages/hcjOCZG1l6oS8cG8Q2QK</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>BDR file</strong><br>BactoBox® binary with per-object classification metrics.</td><td>💾 <strong>0.5–2 MiB</strong> (2–3 min)<br>💽 <code>application/vnd.sbt.bdr</code><br>💻 pilus (Python)</td><td><a href="/pages/CmysXjSdUNA98kpJuD2g">/pages/CmysXjSdUNA98kpJuD2g</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>IQS file</strong><br>BactoBox® binary with a demodulated data stream.</td><td>💾 <strong>~100 MiB</strong> (2–3 min)<br>💽 <code>application/vnd.sbt.iqs</code><br>💻 pilus (Python)</td><td><a href="/pages/OiHjsFnHDL762fK74Q98">/pages/OiHjsFnHDL762fK74Q98</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %}
Both **measurements.zip** and **DDB** are ZIP files. They can also share the same `bbXXXXXXXX-YYYY-MM-DD.zip` naming pattern, but the contents differ.
{% endhint %}


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