SDAM file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.sdam - Source Data Model Data

The SDAM data files are related to SDAM. The SDAM file is a Source Data Model Data.

Application:

SDAM

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Source Data Model Data related extensions:

.dbx: Dropbox Encrypted Database
.pnt: RoboCell Position Data
.cnb: Pegasus Mail Noticeboard Message
.chg: Windows Netlogon ChangeLog
.x83: GAEB DA XML Data File
.igv: Integrative Genomics Viewer Data

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

Can't open a .sdam 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.sdam

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 .sdam file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

dam, sam, sda, sdm, sdxm, seam

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.sam: Ami Pro Document
.sdm: BrainVoyager QX Design Matrix
.sam: PaleoMag ASCII Sample Data
.seam: Seam Framework Java Servlet
.sdm: STATISTICA Workspace
.sda: SoftMax Pro Data

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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