Files with fad file extension were in the past used for for File Attribute Databases from Microsoft Office.
Software that open fad file
FAD file extension - Office file attribute database
What is fad file? How to open fad files?
File type specification:
The fad file extension is related to one of the files that was used in some older version of Microsoft Office.
The fad file is a text file that contains list of attributes for some set of files (owner, group, mode, crc, etc).
Updated: April 22, 2024
The default software associated to open fad file:
Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation
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Microsoft Office can be also used to manage e-mail accounts, tasks, calendars and contacts (Microsoft Outlook).
List of recommended software applications associated to the .fad file extension
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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open fad file, edit fad file, convert fad file, view fad file, play fad file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
Unspecified and all other actions for computer programs working with fad file - Office file attribute database
Click on the software link for more information about Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office uses fad 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.).