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Sybase SQL Anywhere temporary data
File type: Temporary file
Files with aaa extension can be usually found as temporary files generated by Sybase SQL Anywhere software.
Found 3 different file type records with the same aaa filename suffix.
What is aaa file?
File type category:
Temporary file
Date updated: January 12, 2017
The aaa file extension is associated with the SQL Anywhere a development environment for Windows, Mac and Linux developed by SAP and used to create database-powered applications.
It seems that these aaa files stores some kind of temporary data and are generated by the program during standard operation.
How to open aaa file?
You cannot open this type of .aaa files manually, they are generated and used by the program itself.
How to convert aaa file?
Temporary files canno be usually converted to anything else, they contain data just for the purpose of some processing.
Suggested software to open aaa file:
Associated software actions with the aaa file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving aaa files:
SQL Anywhere (Microsoft Windows)
SQL Anywhere for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
SQL Anywhere for Linux/Unix (Linux/Unix)
TeslaCrypt ransomware encrypted data
File type category:
Ransomware encrypted file
Date updated: August 14, 2019
The aaa file extension is also known to be used for one of the 2015 variants o TeslaCrypt ransomware.
This malicious software encrypts and locks users data and renames the extension to one of the many options, including aaa.
TeslaCrypt also leaves instructions and ransom demands in a special text file "HELP_RESTORE_FILES.txt" file found in affected folders.
How to open aaa file?
Tools like TeslaDecore may perhaps help you with unlocking your data even without paying the ransom.
How to convert aaa file?
There is no way how to convert affected the files, you first have to purge the virus from your system and then hope for some decoding tool to appear on internet.
Suggested software to open aaa file:
Associated software actions with the aaa file
Software apps that recover aaa files:
TeslaDecoder (Microsoft Windows)
Trend Micro Ransomware File Decryptor (Microsoft Windows)
Xtal Backup data
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: December 18, 2018
The aaa file extension is used for some backup files used in a System of Crystallographic Programs developed at the Western University of Australia.
Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.