FILE FORMAT GUIDE
Norton Ghost Image (.GHO): Meaning & Safe Handling
A GHO file is a disk-image artifact opened by Ghost Explorer in supported Ghost Solution Suite versions. Public format details were not established in this review.
Check supported header evidence locally. Identification is not file validation or a malware scan.
Analyze a file locallyQuick facts
- Extension
- .gho
- Format
- Norton Ghost Image
- Category
- archive
- MIME type
- Not reviewed
- Standard / developer
- Broadcom / Symantec
- Open with
- Ghost Explorer
What is GHO?
Treat GHO as a proprietary image whose interpretation belongs to compatible Ghost tooling. A filename or successful open does not prove image integrity or safe restoration.
- Store a Ghost disk or partition image for supported recovery workflows
How to open GHO
Use version-compatible vendor software and work on a copy. Opening does not prove recovery integrity.
Ghost ExplorerVendor desktop application
Open a copy with the Ghost Explorer version supplied for the compatible Ghost Solution Suite release. Do not restore over a disk while merely inspecting.
Technical details
- Signature
- Not reviewed
- Encoding
- Not reviewed
- Container
- Proprietary Ghost image
- Compression
- Not reviewed
Public specification: no public spec.
Things to check
- Public structure, MIME and signature facts remain unreviewed; compatibility depends on Ghost version and image health.
Sources & review
Fact review: 2026-09-19. Unknown fields are not inferred from the file extension.