DAWN file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.dawn - DAWN Science Data

The DAWN data files are related to DAWN. DAWN file is a DAWN Science Data. DAWN is an open source software for the visualisation and processing of scientific data.

Application:

DAWN

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

DAWN Science Data related extensions:

.mse-export-template: Magic Set Editor Export Template
.fxtc: Adobe After Effects FXTC Data
.iscsi: Daemon Tools ISCSI Target Data
.s4mi: Motorola Skin Editor Data
.enth: eXtendable Wad Editor ENTH Data
.charmm: CHARMM Data

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

Can't open a .dawn 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.dawn

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 .dawn file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

awn, dan, daw, dawg, dwn

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.daw: Cubase Recording
.dawg: Eliot Dictionary Data
.awn: Avant Window Navigator Theme Data
.dan: D-MAS Analysis Data
.dwn: Cisco Router Firmware Update

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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