Than to open dat?

It seems to me that if you are a PC user, it does not matter whether you are a novice or more experienced, sometimes you have questions that you can not immediately get an answer.

For example, how to open a dat, or how to run a particular program.

Of course, all this is a matter of experience and with time such questions will appear less and less. But, perhaps, there is no need to be too enticed, because in their place are always ready to come other, as a rule, more complex and incomprehensible.

Today I propose to talk about how to open the dat file, and also to stay on the format itself in more detail, explaining in which cases we can face it, why it has exactly that name, with what it is related.

Section 1. Than to open a file dat. Definition of concept

In principle, the extension with the name "dat" is an abbreviation from the well-known English word "data", which, contrary to the mass error, is not translated as "date". This word means "data".

Those. We can conclude that this is a specially created file containing certain data. By the very expansion, we can not guess what kind of information this document includes. It can be anything. The structure and type are determined only by the application, which needed to create a file of this type for correct work.

One thing can be said with certainty: such files are official and therefore not intended for general viewing. A regular user does not have the right to modify or modify it. Than to open dat? This can be done only with the help of the program that once created this document.

Section 2. Where to start and what to open dat

First, try to open the file yourself, i.e. Without the help of specialists or professional software:

• Try one of the recognized text editors. For example, Microsoft Word, Open Office, Adobe Reader.
• It often happens that it is impossible to open the file, but it is easily printed and the printer recognizes it. What does this give? After printing, read the information received. Perhaps this will allow you to find out which program the file of this format was originally created from.
• There is a share of the likelihood that this is a closed video, so try to access it using all available on your computer video players.
• After all, why not use an ordinary Notepad? I agree that this application is primitive and we use it extremely rarely, but, as practice shows, very often this is what works.

Section 3. Than to open dat. Change the format

A file of this format is most likely to be found in applications received by e-mail. Why? To date, these kinds of extensions do not belong to the category of widespread ones. Dat files are mostly used by programmers only.

I would advise you to seek the help of the person from whom you received this document. He probably will tell you what program he used to create. Although sometimes there are situations when your interlocutor will be surprised and say that he only wanted to send a picture or plain text, deliberately not closing anything.

How to be in this case? And why did you get the information in such a strange way? Perhaps this is a virus? Do not worry! Dat-file could be formed during the delivery of messages to you. Automatically. So too can be!

I already noticed more than once that, for some strange reason, some e-mail programs can automatically change the extension of the application file to dat. Thus, a person could actually send you a photo or an image, which has now become a file of this kind.

First of all, save the document on the computer, and then try changing the file extension to JPG, GIF, PNG or any other format that is familiar to you or which you expect to see.

Well, for example, if the sender insists that he sent you a text document, change the format to DOC, etc.

Do not know how to change the file extension? There is nothing complicated!

• We go to My Computer, click on "Tools", and then "Properties".
• Click on the "View" tab.
• Moving along the strip scroll down to the option "Hide extensions for registered file types".
• We remove the check mark. Are you ready? Now you can see the file extension and change it to something else.
• Just click on the file and change its extension to the desired format. Please note that the file icon must also change.

And what if you are not sure which program to give preference to? Try clicking on the file and selecting "Open with." The computer itself will offer you several options to choose from.

If the above did not work, and you still do not know what to open dat, try one of the professional programs. As a rule, specialists often use Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Visual Studio, Nero ShowTime, Nullsoft Winamp, Ontrack EasyRecovery, Runtime GetDataBack or SoftVelocity Clarion.