Is binary just another way of viewing a file?

By that, is every file potentially a binary file?

I ask for costly reasons, which I’ll add as a comment when I pick the best answer.

Thanks for replying…and caring, at that…

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Simply YES.

if you access the file in binary, then copy it to another place, then it is the same, the only thing that’ll be missing is context, eg directory location and file extension.

so if you plan to send files, make sure it sends information of context as well, at least its original extension. (as otherwise you’ll have the file without the personal knowing which program to open it with)

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Everyone, not just SmellyMoo can request it.
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binary representations of number, 0s and 1s

0000 0111 is seven for example, or code. The personal sees each file as binary, if it is displayed 'unformatted' for a human it's often shown in hexadecimal (base 16) where the above exmple would be 07 and 1111 1111 would be FF.

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Every file stored on your personal is in binary.It is only converted to whatever it is supposed to show by whatever application is supposed to open the file. To send it in binary simply means you are sending it as is without any conversion to any other format.
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Binary is the the code that a computer sees at the most basic level. it is expressed as On which is 1 and off which is 0. an example of what this would look like is 10101101101001001001. This is how the computer controls the components such as graphics and sound.
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All files on a Computer are ultimatly Binary, ie 101010101.

But unless you cna read that then you do need it in specific formats with specific programs, ie .doc, .avi, .mp3. there all 101001, but in diffrnet layouts.

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Everything in computer is in binary. Personal don't comprehend anything that's not 0 or 1.
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Yes it can and it sounds like your writing something like an FTP program (File Transfer Protocol)

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there are 10 types of people who try comprehend binary, Those who do and those who dont
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YES