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Some users found the dat file on the computer and didn't know what it was or what it was for. Dat files are not standard files, and there is no absolute definition of such files. If you want to open a dat file, you usually have to see what software it is in. Dat files are mostly divided into two types, and different kinds of dat files are opened in different ways.

First, plain text files, similar to TXT files, can be opened with notepad, WordPad, UE, winhex and other tools. The other is multimedia image files, which can be opened by KMPlayer, PotPlayer, Kingsoft, POWERDVD and other media software.

Text and program files

1. If they are program files of other software programs, most of these DAT files are data files used for installation or operation, and usually cannot be opened directly. You can try winhex to open it.

2, the other is a plain text file, in fact, it is also similar to TXT files, which can be opened with notepad, WordPad, UE, winhex and other tools. Such files are generally of a configuration or backup nature.

3. There are special types of DAT files that can be opened but can only be garbled.

4, some DAT files are encrypted or in fact the type of special nature of the file, the general method can not be opened, with notepad and other text editor to open will be stuck.

5. At this time, you can try to open it with special tools such as winhex. If you can't open it, don't open this kind of file.

Audio and video file

1. If audio and video files are available, some can be opened directly with Microsoft's own media player Windows Media Player and other media playback tools.

2. Generally speaking, the DAT file is not associated with any program, so in Windows Media Player, you have to open it manually. In Windows Media Player, press ALT to press the pop-up menu list:

3. Select "File" from the pop-up menu, and then select "Open …" Orders. Or press Ctrl+O to pop up the "Open" dialog box and navigate to the directory where the audio and video are located:

4. As shown in the figure above, DAT files cannot be displayed by default. We need to click "Media Files (all types)" on the right, and select "all Files (*. *)" in the pop-up drop-down list, then the audio and video files can be displayed:

5. If your DAT file is a video file and is complex or large, or if the decoder in your computer is not very good, it may take a certain amount of time to open it, and the player will say "opening media …" :

6. If your decoder can turn on the audio / video frequency converter suitable for DAT, you can play it normally after a while:

7. Look, the decoder installed on my computer is completely suitable for this DAT audio and video file, and it has finished playing normally:

8. If your audio and video decoding is not available and the WMP cannot be opened, you need to install a decoder or open it with a player such as KMPlayer or PotPlayer.

9. If it is not an audio and video file, it will get stuck when you open it with the player. Please do not try to open this kind of DAT file many times, otherwise it will cause data damage or risk of loss.

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