There are loads of file types swimming around our computers at any given time — most of which exist to supplement the programs we use or play (or allow them to function in the first place). The most ...

If you are wondering why the file has ‘NT’ in its name, it’s because this DAT file dates back to Windows NT. It was the first operating system to support multiple user profiles. Windows 98/95 did not ...

Is there an app/plugin utility that would allow me to view the contents of .dat files? I understand that these are Data Allocation Tables, but that's about all I know and it's just the curiosity in me ...

We’ve all seen mysterious .dat file attachments in our inboxes from time to time. In most cases the .dat attachment originates in Microsoft Outlook, which produces outgoing messages using a slightly ...