Microsoft Access Record-Locking Information
File type: Various data file
Files with ldb extension can be often found as file-lock temporary files generated when a Microsoft Access database is opened by the user. This function prevents more uses to open and edit same file in multiuser scheme.
Found 8 different file type records with the same ldb filename suffix.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: December 20, 2024
File extension ldb is associated with Microsoft Access, a database management system, part of Microsoft Office Suite, developed by Microsoft Corporation.
The LDB format was used by Microsoft Access prior version 2007 for database lock files. The latest versions of Microsoft Access are using the laccdb files for databases instead.
Whenever an mdb file is opened, an ldb file with the same file is created.
This type of ldb files plays an important role in the multiuser scheme of the Microsoft Jet database engine. The ldb file is used to determine which records are locked in a shared database and by whom.
It is not possible to access this file directly.
This file type is not meant to be converted to anything else, it is generated as file-locking mechanism only and does not contain any useful data.
Microsoft Access (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Office (Microsoft Windows)
Office 365 (Multiplatform)
File type category:
Database file
Date updated: January 12, 2018
The ldb file extension is associated with the Google LevelDB, a fast key-value storage library that provides an ordered mapping from string keys to string values.
The ldb file stores database created by LevelDB.
Use Google LevelDB to view content of the *.ldb files.
LevelDB (Multiplatform)
LevelDB (Multiplatform)
LevelDB (Multiplatform)
LevelDB (Multiplatform)
File type category:
Database file
Date updated: November 27, 2018
The ldb file extension was also used in old IBM Works for OS/2. Obsolete and longer format. IBM Works was distributed with BonusPack for OS/2 Warp 3 and integrated in OS/2 Warp 4. Data filer database.
OS/2 (Other operating systems or devices)
File type category:
Backup file
Date updated: October 18, 2018
The ldb file extension is associated with Lingoes, a dictionary and multi-language translation software, developed by Lingoes Project.
The ldb is exported backup of dictionary installed within Lingoes. This can be done with the Options → Dictionaries → More... → Export dictionaries from backup file function.
Example: lingoes_dict_20111108.ldb
If you have Microsoft Access installed, these files have the same icon as Access LDB files. However it is completely different file format.
A *.ldb file can be imported to Lingoes, in the Options -> Dictionaries -> More... -> Import dictionaries from backup file function.
Probably cannot be converted to other formats.
Lingoes (Microsoft Windows)
Lingoes (Microsoft Windows)
Lingoes (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: January 23, 2019
The ldb file extension is associated with the Max Payne, a third person shooter computer game for Microsoft Windows, developed by Remedy.
The ldb file contains game level for Max Payne.
You cannot open this file type manually, it is accessed by the game automatically.
These games files cannot be converted to anything else. However, sometimes modding.
Max Payne (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Backup file
Date updated: January 6, 2017
The ldb file extension is associated with the PowerDesigner, a collaborative enterprise modeling software for Microsoft Windows, developed by Sybase (now owned by SAP).
The ldb file contains logical data model backup.
Use PowerDesigner to work with *.ldb files.
PowerDesigner (Microsoft Windows)
PowerDesigner (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Database file
Date updated: December 1, 2016
File extension ldb has also been used in RPG Maker 2000/2003 for its default database file format. Old program for making RPG content.
Most likely used to store database of items, monsters and other elements for RPG.
You might be able to open this database format even in newer versions of RPG Maker.
It does not seem likely that these databases can be exported or converted to anything else. But perhaps they may be transfered to later versions of the program.
RPG Maker VX (Microsoft Windows)
RPG Maker VX (Microsoft Windows)
RPG Maker VX (Microsoft Windows)
RPG Maker VX (Microsoft Windows)
RPG Maker VX (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Database file
Date updated: August 30, 2017
The lbd file extension is associated with the VisiTrax program. It is an older program for music library management.
The ldb file contains music library database from the VisiTrax program.
VisiTrax (Microsoft Windows)
VisiTrax (Microsoft Windows)
VisiTrax (Microsoft Windows)
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