The .ad file extension is related to the UNIX operating system and used for its application default resource files.

There are 5 other file types using
the AD file extension!

empty icon.ad - After Dark screen saver data

ad icon.ad - AppleDouble encoded data

empty icon.ad - AxSys script file

ad icon.ad - Application Diagram data

empty icon.ad - Anno Designer project

AD file extension - UNIX application default resource file

What is ad file? How to open ad files?

File type specification:

System file type icon System file type

The AD file extension is associated with the UNIX operating system for various computer platforms and other computing devices developed by AT&T. The .ad file contains application default resource data.

The default software associated to open ad file:

Unix icon

The Open Group logoUnix  Linux/Unix software

Company or developer:
The Open Group

A multi-tasking operating system for various platforms, the first version of UNIX was released in 1969. It is developed by AT&T as well as various commercial vendors, universities and non-profit organizations. Traditional Original Unix systems have characteristics of Version 7 Unix or UNIX System V. Unix Specification have Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Solaris, AIX, HP/UX, z/OS etc. Other systems, such as Linux and BSD are called Unix-like or Unix system-like.

Help how to open:

This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .ad file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

List of recommended software applications associated to the .ad file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open ad file, edit ad file, convert ad file, view ad file, play ad file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Unspecified and all other actions for computer programs working with ad file - UNIX application default resource file

Click on the software link for more information about Unix. Unix uses ad file type for its internal purposes and/or also by different way than common edit or open file actions (eg. to install/execute/support an application itself, to store application or user data, configure program etc.).

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