[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"extension:v3:en:w64":3},{"resolvedFromAlias":4,"canonicalExt":5,"ext":5,"name":6,"category":7,"categoryName":8,"updatedAt":9,"popularity":10,"summary":11,"howToOs":12,"quickAnswer":18,"answerIntro":19,"whatIs":20,"description":21,"furtherReading":22,"openInstructions":32,"commonIssues":45,"securityNotes":58,"faq":62,"aliases":69,"mimeTypes":70,"relatedExtensions":71,"breadcrumbs":116,"categoryAnchor":126,"categoryFuturePath":127,"metaDescription":128,"availableHowToOs":129,"openOnDeviceLinks":130,"cannotOpenReasons":146,"cannotOpenFixes":147,"fixIntentPath":148,"convertOptions":149,"convertIntentPath":153,"securityAffiliates":202},false,"w64","Sony Wave64 Audio File","audio","Audio","2026-03-19T08:56:13.263Z",20,"W64 is an audio file format developed by Sony for high-quality, uncompressed audio storage.",[13,14,15,16,17],"windows","mac","linux","ios","android","To open .W64 files on Windows, download and install Sony Sound Forge.","To open a .w64 file, you need software that supports this specific audio format, such as Sony Sound Forge or VLC Media Player.","The W64 file format is an audio container developed by Sony to overcome the 4GB size limitation of the WAV format. 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