QSDAT file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.qsdat - QuickShow Data

The QSDAT data files are related to QuickShow. The QSDAT file is a QuickShow Data. Pangolin QuickShow is a complete laser control system.

Application:

QuickShow

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

QuickShow Data related extensions:

.qabs: QuickShow Shape Data
.qbem: QuickShow Beam Sequence Data
.qclk: QuickShow Clock Data
.qeff: QuickShow Effects Data
.qfx: QuickShow FX Data
.qsbframes: QuickShow Frames/Animation Data

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

Can't open a .qsdat 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.qsdat

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 .qsdat file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

qdat, sdat

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.sdat: Nitro Composer Sound Data
.sdat: Bioware Aurora SDAT Data
.qdat: QuickTime Install Cache

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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