How to Open a .Dat File

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Try to figure out what program the file was created on.

   .Dat files can generally be opened on whatever program they were created; for example, even if an Excel spreadsheet is sent as a .dat file, it can be opened on Excel.
   
   If you can’t figure out which program the file was created on, skip to step
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   Step 2: Once you’ve figured out what program the file was created on

   Make sure you can see the file extension in the file title, then right-click or Command-click the file and select “Rename”.
   
   Replace the .dat extension with the appropriate extension. , Simply right-click or Command-click the file and select “Open with...” “Program name”.
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   Step 3: rename it so that the file extension is appropriate for that program.

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   Step 4: If you can’t figure out what program the file was created on

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   Step 5: simply try opening it on various programs until you get the right one.

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