What is RESOURCES? RESOURCES is used as the file extension for Localization Resources files. .RESOURCES files are binary files that are used to store localization strings and other look-and-feel definitions. See the sample .RESOURCES file included below.

File Extension: .RESOURCES

MIME Type: application/octet-stream

File Content: Localization Resources

.RESOURCES files are Localization Resources files saved as binary files. Here are the first 128 bytes of a sample .RESOURCES file, Gfxres.da-DK.resources, dumped in HEX values:

ce ca ef be 01 00 00 00 91 00 00 00 6c 53 79 73 ............lSys
74 65 6d 2e 52 65 73 6f 75 72 63 65 73 2e 52 65 tem.Resources.Re
73 6f 75 72 63 65 52 65 61 64 65 72 2c 20 6d 73 sourceReader..ms
63 6f 72 6c 69 62 2c 20 56 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 3d corlib..Version.
32 2e 30 2e 30 2e 30 2c 20 43 75 6c 74 75 72 65 2.0.0.0..Culture
3d 6e 65 75 74 72 61 6c 2c 20 50 75 62 6c 69 63 .neutral..Public
4b 65 79 54 6f 6b 65 6e 3d 62 37 37 61 35 63 35 KeyToken.b77a5c5
36 31 39 33 34 65 30 38 39 23 53 79 73 74 65 6d 61934e089.System

.RESOURCES Localization Resources file sample: Click sample.resources to download.