TOMBSTONE file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.tombstone - Android System Tombstone Data

The TOMBSTONE development files are related to Android OS. The TOMBSTONE file is an Android System Tombstone Data. Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

Application:

Android OS

Category:

Development files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Android System Tombstone Data related extensions:

.jsxbin: Adobe ExtendScript Binary File
.oot: Python pytest-oot Test
.prf: BasicX Preferences File
.eze: ErZorScript Source Code
.dot: Dyalog APL Output Table
.dsym: Xcode Debugging Symbols

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

Can't open a .tombstone 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.tombstone

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.

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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