{"id":17150,"date":"2019-07-18T00:35:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T19:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=17150"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:20:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T12:50:01","slug":"open-dat-files-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/open-dat-files-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a .DAT File and How to Open DAT Files in Windows 10?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for the best ways to open DAT files in Windows 10 or convert DAT file to other formats? Learn what is a DAT file and how to open DAT file in Windows 10 PC.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the greatest mysteries that has intrigued a lot of Windows users is the <strong>.DAT file<\/strong>. But do you know what is a .DAT file?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has your curiosity ever piqued about <strong>how to open\u00a0DAT file <\/strong>in Windows 10 PC?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today in this guide, we are going to take a look at what is a\u00a0DAT file and how to open .DAT files in Windows 10 laptop or desktop computers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/open-dat-files-windows-10\/#What_is_a_DAT_File\" title=\"What is a .DAT File?\">What is a .DAT File?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/open-dat-files-windows-10\/#How_to_Open_DAT_Files_in_Windows_10\" title=\"How to Open DAT Files in Windows 10\">How to Open DAT Files in Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/open-dat-files-windows-10\/#Method_1_Open_DAT_File_using_Notepad_Text_Editor\" title=\"Method 1: Open DAT File using Notepad++ Text Editor\">Method 1: Open DAT File using Notepad++ Text Editor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/open-dat-files-windows-10\/#Method_2_Open_DAT_Files_with_Audio_or_Video_Player\" title=\"Method 2: Open .DAT Files with Audio or Video Player\">Method 2: Open .DAT Files with Audio or Video Player<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/open-dat-files-windows-10\/#Method_3_Open_Winmaildat_Files_Online\" title=\"Method 3: Open Winmail.dat Files Online\">Method 3: Open Winmail.dat Files Online<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/open-dat-files-windows-10\/#How_to_Convert_Dat_Files_to_Other_Formats\" title=\"How to Convert .Dat Files to Other Formats\">How to Convert .Dat Files to Other Formats<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/open-dat-files-windows-10\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_DAT_File\"><\/span><strong>What is a .DAT File?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The .DAT file is a file that contains sensitive data which is used by programs, applications or other things on the Windows operating systems. It often contains data in binary or cryptic form, which can only be deciphered by the associated and authorized program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17220\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-file.png\" alt=\"open dat file\" width=\"656\" height=\"428\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-file.png 656w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-file-200x130.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-file-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Generally speaking, it is better to not tamper with this kind of file as it may open a pandora\u2019s box of issues and errors on the system. Some powerful programs like VCDGear or CyberLink PowerDirector may save videos or other files as .DAT sometimes since it is harder to decrypt .DAT\u00a0 files.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you got a <strong>.DAT file<\/strong> as an attachment from an unknown email or from a shady forum as a download then it is best to delete the file permanently as it can contain malware, a virus or ransomware of sorts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In simple words, it can be said that the .DAT files are encrypted files which are used by specific applications and programs to store sensitive data which they (programmers or manufacturers) don\u2019t want the end-user to be able to tamper with.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>You might also like: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/delete-hiberfil-sys-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is hiberfil.sys File and How to Delete it in Windows 10?<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Open_DAT_Files_in_Windows_10\"><\/span>How to Open DAT Files in Windows 10<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To open a .DAT file, you will need an advanced text editor like Notepad++ which in most cases can handle a DAT file with ease. Usually, the DAT files contain binary code or text but sometimes they may also contain audio or video files.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So before opening a\u00a0DAT file, take an educated guess as to what the file can be and then open it using appropriate software.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Open_DAT_File_using_Notepad_Text_Editor\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 1:<\/span> Open DAT File using Notepad++ Text Editor<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you think or guess that the DAT file you want to open contains texts (because the .DAT file size is very small in KBs) then, in this case, using text editor is the best option for you. Here we are using <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/alternatives-notepad-free-download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Notepad++<\/strong><\/a> text editor which is a free source code editor, you can use any text editing software for opening DAT files.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The process is quite simple. Learn how to open DAT file in Windows 10 using Notepad++ text editor:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> At first, download <strong>Notepad++<\/strong> and install it on your Windows 10 computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong>\u00a0Go to the <strong>.DAT file<\/strong> you want to open, right-click on it and then select <strong>Open with<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17218\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-open-dat-file.png\" alt=\"how to open dat file\" width=\"656\" height=\"529\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-open-dat-file.png 656w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-open-dat-file-186x150.png 186w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-open-dat-file-300x242.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Now, select the <strong>Notepad ++<\/strong> from the list and then click on the OK button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Note: You can also use your regular Notepad which is bundled with Windows but it may not always work.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> If the DAT file contains plain text (highly unlikely) then you will be able to read the contents very easily.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17225\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/what-is-a-dat-file.png\" alt=\"what is a dat file\" width=\"654\" height=\"358\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/what-is-a-dat-file.png 654w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/what-is-a-dat-file-200x109.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/what-is-a-dat-file-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> And if the DAT file you just opened is full of NUL references or obscure symbols then it means it&#8217;s encrypted or contains a pictures\/video\/audio file.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17219\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-open-dat-file-in-windows-10.png\" alt=\"how to open dat file in windows 10\" width=\"654\" height=\"358\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-open-dat-file-in-windows-10.png 654w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-open-dat-file-in-windows-10-200x109.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-open-dat-file-in-windows-10-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus, you can see how simple is to open DAT files in Windows 10 using the text editor.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>You might also like: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-pagefile-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is Pagefile and How to Disable Page File in Windows 10?<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Open_DAT_Files_with_Audio_or_Video_Player\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 2:<\/span> Open .DAT Files with Audio or Video Player<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before opening a DAT file, always check the file size first. It is because if the DAT file size is big (<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\"><em>like 10-15 MBs or hundreds of MBs<\/em><\/span>) then it is likely to be an audio file or a video file. You can easily look at the size of the .dat file by right-clicking on it and then selecting <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Properties<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, after checking the size of the file, if you guess that your file may be audio or video then your best bet would be to open them with a <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-video-players-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video player<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-flac-player-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audio player<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">To open the DAT file which contains video content, right-click on it and then open with <strong>VLC Media Player<\/strong> or <strong>Windows Media Player<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">To open the DAT file which contains music or audio content, right-click on it and then open with <strong>Groove Music<\/strong>, <strong>VLC Media Player<\/strong>, or <strong>Windows Media Player<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>How to find out:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/what-dns-am-i-using-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What DNS am I Using on Windows 10, Mac, Android, and iOS?<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_Open_Winmaildat_Files_Online\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 3:<\/span> Open Winmail.dat Files Online<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In case, if you have received the DAT file through email then you need to be very careful because emails are the easiest way to deliver viruses and spyware via the attachments. So, you must be very cautious before opening any .dat files received as an attachment with an email.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We would recommend that you shouldn\u2019t open any such files if the email you received has not come from a very trusted contact and if the email has not been properly scanned by the antivirus software or internet security software.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many people have noticed that email servers (specifically, Microsoft Outlook) sometimes convert an email into the DAT format automatically. In such cases, using the popular online tool <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Winmaildat.com<\/span> is the fastest way to open DAT file in Windows 10 system. Here&#8217;s how to open DAT file online quickly:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">At first, <strong>download the .DAT file<\/strong> attachment from your email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next, go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winmaildat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Winmaildat.com<\/strong><\/a> and then click on the <strong>Choose file<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17222\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-file-online.png\" alt=\"open dat file online\" width=\"656\" height=\"187\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-file-online.png 656w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-file-online-200x57.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-file-online-300x86.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now select the DAT file and then click on the <strong>Open<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17223\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-files.png\" alt=\"open dat files\" width=\"656\" height=\"315\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-files.png 656w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-files-200x96.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-files-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once the .dat file is uploaded, click on the <strong>Start<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17224\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-winmail.dat-files.png\" alt=\"open winmail.dat files\" width=\"656\" height=\"184\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-winmail.dat-files.png 656w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-winmail.dat-files-200x56.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-winmail.dat-files-300x84.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now the website will analyze the file and will show you everything the DAT file contains. You can click on the files in order to download them on your computer and then you can open it to see all its contents.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>You might also like: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/how-to-stop-spotify-from-opening-on-startup-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Stop Spotify from Opening on Startup Windows 10<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Convert_Dat_Files_to_Other_Formats\"><\/span><strong>How to Convert .Dat Files to Other Formats<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are certain what a .DAT file contains and you wish to open that DAT file on Windows computer then you can <strong>convert DAT files<\/strong> to other formats easily. Here&#8217;s how to do so:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Important note:<\/span> Before following the steps, please make a backup copy of your original file as converting the file format may end up corrupting the file.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> At first, right-click on the <strong>.DAT file<\/strong> and then select the <strong>Properties<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17221\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-file-in-windows.png\" alt=\"open dat file in windows\" width=\"655\" height=\"593\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-file-in-windows.png 655w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-file-in-windows-166x150.png 166w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/open-dat-file-in-windows-300x272.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):\u00a0<\/strong>In the name section, change the file extension from <strong>.dat<\/strong>\u00a0to your preferred\u00a0one:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>.mpg<\/strong>\u00a0or <strong>.mp4<\/strong>\u00a0for video file<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>.mp3<\/strong>\u00a0or<strong> .wmv<\/strong>\u00a0for audio file<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>.jpeg<\/strong>\u00a0or <strong>.png<\/strong>\u00a0for images<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17217\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/convert-dat-files.png\" alt=\"convert dat files\" width=\"363\" height=\"509\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/convert-dat-files.png 363w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/convert-dat-files-107x150.png 107w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/convert-dat-files-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):\u00a0<\/strong>After changing the file extension, click on the <strong>OK<\/strong> button and if everything goes well. the .dat file will be immediately converted into the media format you wanted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now you can use the converted file according to your wish. Thus, you can see how simple is to convert .dat file and open DAT files in Windows 10 operating systems.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The .DAT files are used by a variety of\u00a0programs\u00a0and it is usually very hard to determine what application will open\u00a0the specific .DAT file. 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