DA8 file format description

Many people share .da8 files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .da8 file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .da8 files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.da7 - Star Trek Generations Saved Game Data

The DA7 game data files are related to Star Trek Generations. DA7 file is a Star Trek Generations Saved Game Data. Star Trek Generations is a first person shooter with adventure game and strategy game elements by MicroProse.

Application:

Star Trek Generations

Category:

Game Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

da0, da1, da2, da3, da4, da5, da6, da8, da9

Star Trek Generations Saved Game Data related extensions:

.mrk: MissionRisk Game Data
.per: Age of Empires Personality Data
.qsu: Zelda Classic Quest
.sur: Freelancer 3D Collision Zone Data
.lng: Crysis Language Data
.rigid_mesh: Empire: Total War Mesh Data

Naturally, other applications may also use the .da8 file extension. Even harmful programs can create .da8 files. Be especially cautious with .da8 files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .da8 file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.da8

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .da8 file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

a8, da, dai, dau, sa8

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.da: Gcov Data File
.sa8: DeLorme Street Atlas 8 Map Data
.a8: Cubicomp PictureMaker Animation Data
.da: Gcov Compiled Output
.dai: Dream Aquarium Patch
.dau: SPSS Overflow Data

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8, Windows 10, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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