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Windows Digital Right Management data
File type: Encoded and encrypted file
Files with hds extension are commonly found as DRM protected data files created using the Windows Digital Rights Management platform.
Found 3 different file type records with the same hds filename suffix.
File type category:
Encoded and encrypted file
Date updated: December 30, 2024
The hds file extension is associated with Windows Digital Right Management, a proven platform to protect and securely deliver content for playback on computers, portable devices, and network devices.
The latest version offers increased flexibility to support a wide range of business models that provide consumers even greater access to protected audio and video content.
The hds file contains saved DRM data.
It doesn't seem that these HDS files are meant to be opened directly.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving hds files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Virtual machine, virtualization software related file
Date updated: April 2, 2019
The hds file extension is also related to Parallels Desktop virtualization software and used for one of its default file types.
The hds file is a hard disk image that represents disk partitions in a virtual machine. Might also be used for snapshot reasons.
The hds file is typically located within a hdd file, which itself is located inside a pvm file.
Primarly use Parallels Desktop to open *.hds hard disk files.
It should be possible to convert this type of *.hds files to another virtual hard disk format used on different virtualization platform.
Software applications that can open hds files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that create hds files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
File type category:
GIS, GPS navigation and map file
Date updated: June 12, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The hds file extension is also related to XMap GIS software solution from DeLorme.
These hds files contain hierarchical dataset data.
Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving hds files:
Microsoft Windows
Xmap
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