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Command & Conquer 3 audio file
File type: Game file
Files with cdata suffix can be found as audio files from several games from Command and Conquer series. Located within .big archives.
What is cdata file?
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: December 14, 2016
File extension cdata is used for certain files that contain sound effects/voice data and are located inside the BIG resource files of Command & Conquer 3, Red Alert 3 and possibly other strategy games from EA sharing the same game engine.
Note: CDATA also means character data, but this term is unrelated to this file type.
How to open cdata file?
Unless some kind of modding tool exist to work with these files, there is no way to open them manually.
How to convert cdata file?
Unfortunately, we do not know about any converter for .cdata files.
Suggested software to open cdata file:
Associated software actions with the cdata file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving cdata files:
Command and Conquer 3 (Microsoft Windows)
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Microsoft Windows)