Find a software converter able to convert dat files to text files.
It is very hard to give exact information about how to convert dat to text, simply due the number of different .dat files that users may find in their computers.
However, it is very likely that at least some .dat files are actually just text files with renamed suffix, so renaming the extension back to txt or simply trying to open them manually in a text editor may work. Unfortunately, most are binary (compiled) and it won't work.
Unfortunately, there is no detailed software record in the database for this conversion.
Additional links: Open dat file, Open text file
DAT
Files with dat file extension are commonly found in a variety of applications and in most cased used to identify files that contain application data resources or similar data.
Files with dat extension can also be found as special wallet.dat files for BitCoin service. Contains a collection of private keys.
A dat file extension is related to various computer games. A dat file stores game data resources.
Files with dat extension could be especially in the past found as videos saved in MPEG-1 format..
Files with dat file extension were also used in some of the previous versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer for temporary caches.
TEXT
Files with text extension are commonly used for various text files that can be read with any text editor.
Files with text extension is used by Markdown markup language.
A gdl file extension is related to the ArchiCAD, a CAD solution and used for its Geometric Description Language.
A text file extension is associated with the yBook and used for its text files.
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