how can i read a .dat file?

How can I read a .dat file on my MacBook Air?

Posted on Dec 20, 2013 11:49 AM

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Dec 20, 2013 12:06 PM in response to PattiAnn57

Credit to Barney-15e for this.


.dat files have no specific application that will open them. There is no standard format for the data within the .dat file. They are just data files for whatever program created/uses them. Many applications will claim a .dat file, but that doesn't make them the correct program.


To open those .dat files, you would need a program that can actually read that specific format.

I don't know what program you'd use to open those .dat files.

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