If the above methods don’t work out for you, then you can try out this method.

You also need to note that not all files of such nature store meaningful data.

Locate the DAT file and right-click it.

This means that you can use a video player like VLC to access DAT files of such nature. In this case the DAT file may contain data in the form of videos. Sometimes, the DAT files could have been created by programs like CyberLink and PowerDirector.

Otherwise, you will see text in the form of ‘NUL’.

Now, if the DAT file contains data in the form of text, you can easily access the contents.

In the next window that appears, select the ‘Notepad++’.

Right-click it and select the ‘Open with’ option. Here’s how you can open a DAT file using a text editor like Notepad++ (You can use any text editor): So, first of all, we will use a text editor to open a DAT file. It can either be in the form of text, videos or pictures or it can also be configuration files. Also, the user cannot get to know first-hand about the content that the DAT file is storing. Similarly, programs like CyberLink or PowerDirector use DAT files for storing date in the form of videos.Ī DAT file is not specifically meant for the user. DAT files are also used by Minecraft for storing information about the levels. Many game producers will kick you off the game permanently if you are caught cheating, and since your software skill level doesn't appear to be that high yet you are likely to stick out like a sore thumb if you try. You can't answer any of that, and '.DAT' is such a common file type that the content could be absolutely anything.Īdd to that that decompiling EXE files and fiddling with data files is normally a breach of terms and conditions and you are really on a loser here.

You can't 'decompile' a data files as they aren't compiled!

You can't decrypt anything without a fair amount of information:ġ) Is it encrypted at all? Or is it just binary data you can't read? Or just zipped data without the zip header?Ģ) If it is encrypted, what algorithm does it use? Or which one(s) does it use?Īnd decompilers won't help unless you decompile the EXE file and all it's referenced libraries and spend a lot of time working out what the code was doing (which without 'proper' function names and comments since these aren't stored in executables is going to be really hard work) and where to find out what it stores where.

Dat file decoder