Details of extension .dat

8 extension(s) and 2 alias(es) in our database

Below, you can find answers to the following questions:

• What is the .dat file?
• Which program can create the .dat file?
• Where can you find a description of the .dat format?
• What can convert .dat files to a different format?
• Which MIME-type is associated with the .dat extension?

.dat

General Data File

DAT is a General Data file. The DAT file extensions is generally used for a "Data" file in which programs store their related data, be it text, structured data, encrypted information or anything else.

Detailed description not available

Category: Data files

Application: -

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Mime-type: application/octet-stream

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data

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-

Related extensions:

.hst

General History File

.nsf

Lotus Notes Data

.ntf

Lotus Notes Template

.ond

Lotus Notes Database

.id

Lotus Notes User ID File

.nlo

Lotus Notes Linked Object

.ns2

Lotus Notes 2 Database

.ns3

Lotus Notes 3 Database

.ns4

Lotus Notes 4 Database

.dat

Affymetrix Image Data File

DAT file is a Affymetrix Image Data File. This data file containing raw image data (pixel intensity values).

Detailed description not available

Category: Data files

Application: Affymetrix Genechip

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Mime-type: application/octet-stream

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-

Links:

Bioinformatics Toolbox for MatLab

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.gin

Affymetrix Gene Information Library

.cdf

Affymetrix Chip Description File

.chp

Affymetrix Probe Array Results File

.cel

Affymetrix Probe Array Results File

.exp

Affymetrix Experiment File

.grc

Affymetrix Grid Control File

.msk

Affymetrix Mask File

.psi

Affymetrix Probe Set Information

.dat

DataFlex Database File

DAT file is a DataFlex Database File. DataFlex is an advanced object-oriented 4GL designed for developing database applications in character mode environments.

Detailed description not available

Category: Data files

Application: DataFlex

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Mime-type: application/octet-stream

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-

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-

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.tag

DataFlex Query Tag

.hdr

DataFlex Database Header

.vld

DataFlex Compressed Database

.dfr

DataFlex Registration Data

.bpo

DataFlex Business Process Object

.wbo

DataFlex Web Business Object

.flx

DataFlex Compiled Binary

.wo

DataFlex Web Object

.dd

DataFlex Data Dictionary

.dat

Treepad Database

DAT file is a Treepad Database. TreePad is a tree-based Personal Information Manager (PIM).

Description link

Category: Data files

Application: Treepad

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Mime-type: application/octet-stream

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-

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-

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.idx

Treepad Database Index

.blb

Treepad Database Blob Data

.dbi

Treepad Database DBI Data

.dbk

Treepad Database Backup

.ibk

Treepad Database Index Backup

.bbk

Treepad Database Blob Backup

.dat

Radiance Data File

DAT file is a Radiance Data File. Radiance is a suite of tools for performing lighting simulation originally written by Greg Ward. It includes a renderer as well as many other tools for measuring the simulated light levels. It uses ray tracing to perform all lighting calculations, accelerated by the use of an octree data structure.

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Category: Data files

Application: Radiance

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Mime-type: application/octet-stream

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-

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.rad

Radiance Scene

.pov

POV-Ray Raytracing Format

.oct

Radiance Octree

.cal

Radiance Function File

.zbf

Radiance Z-buffer File

.pov-state

POV-Ray State File

.inc

POV-Ray Include File

.prox

POV-Ray DF3 Proximity Pattern Parameters

.amb

Radiance Ambient Data

.dat

eM Client Database

DAT file is an eM Client Database. eM Client is a Windows based e-mail client for sending and receiving e-mails, managing calendars, contacts, and tasks.

Detailed description not available

Category: Data files

Application: eM Client

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Mime-type: application/octet-stream

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-

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-

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.dat-wal

eM Client WAL Data

.dat-shm

eM Client SHM Data

.zbfx

eM Client Backup Data

.dat

SVAL Frequency-time Spectrogram Data

DAT file is an SVAL Frequency-time Spectrogram Data. The SVAL program is an interactive software for frequency-time analysis of dispersed signals of any dynamic and frequency range.

Detailed description not available

Category: Data files

Application: SVAL

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Mime-type: application/octet-stream

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-

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.zal

SVAL Backup Data

.rdg

SVAL Ridge Data

.itp

SVAL Interpolated Data

.spc

SVAL Spectrogram Data

.trc

SVAL Truncated Data

.all

SVAL All Signal Data

.phs

SVAL Phases Data

.mod

SVAL Modal Data

.crr

SVAL Correction Data

.dat

Shareaza Thumbnail Data

DAT file is a Shareaza Thumbnail Data. Shareaza is an open source P2P file-sharing client that connects to four modern networks: G2, Gnutella, eDonkey2000 and BitTorrent.

Detailed description not available

Category: Data files

Application: Shareaza

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Mime-type: application/octet-stream

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-

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-

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.torrent

BitTorrent Meta File

.sks

Shareaza Skin

.csa

CrystalPlayer Skin

.vp5

CrystalPlayer Video

.nda

Nero BackItUp Drive Image

NDA file is a Nero BackItUp Drive Image. Nero BackItUp is a program for backing up and restoring data.

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Category: Data files

Application: Nero BackItUp

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Mime-type: application/octet-stream

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Aliases:

dat

Links:

-

Related extensions:

.loas

AAC Low Overhead Audio Stream

.nri

Nero ISO9660 CD-Rom Compilation

.nsd

Nero Super VideoCD Compilation

.nvc

Nero Vision Compilation

.nhv

Nero HD-Burn Video Compilation

.nhf

Nero HFS CD Compilation

.nrc

Nero UDF/ISO CD-Rom Compilation

.nrb

Nero Boot CD-Rom Compilation

.nmd

Nero MiniDVD Compilation

.tec

Tecplot ASCII Data

TEC file is a Tecplot ASCII Data. Tecplot is an interactive plotting program for visualising and analysing engineering and scientific data.

Detailed description not available

Category: Data files

Application: Tecplot

Program name: -

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

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Aliases:

dat

Links:

-

Related extensions:

.ntb

Tecplot License Data

.lpk

Tecplot Layout Package

Other types of files may also use the .dat file extension. If you have helpful information about .dat extension, write to us!

Can't open a .dat file?

If you want to open a .dat file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. If the .dat association isn't set correctly, you may receive the following error message:

Windows can't open this file:

File: example.dat

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To change file associations:

• Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
• In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
• Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.

Supported operating systems

Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android