While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the MDF file? - you probably found websites, which offer software that was able to open any file extension. Do not be fooled, there is no one program that will allow you to work with any file extension, including the MDF file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the MDF file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the MDF file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.
| File type | Alcohol 120% Disc Image File Format |
| Developer | Alcohol Software |
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If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the MDF extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the MDF file you want to open
In this case, the easiest way is to use the tool built into the operating system for association of the MDF file with applications to support it. Double click on the file you cannot open - the operating system will display a list of programs that are likely to work with your MDF file. Choose one of them, or select the location on a disk where you installed one of the applications from our list. Windows should then open the MDF file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the MDF file extensions with applications is located in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. If you do not know how to get to the Windows Registry, or how to make changes in it, ask a specialist for help. Lack of knowledge on the subject may cause irreversible changes on your computer.
There may be a situation when a computer virus passes itself off as the MDF file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the MDF file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the MDF file is infected.
| MD3 | Quake 3 Model Format |
| MDG | Enterprise Architect |
| MDK | Astra Schedule Schedule |
| MDE | Microsoft Access Compiled Database (application) Format |
| MDPL | MacDraw II |
| MDMP | Microsoft Windows Minidump Format |
| MD5CAMERA | Doom 3 ID Tech 4 Game Engine Model Camera Format |
| MDINFO | Apple IPhone Info Format |
| MDI | Microsoft Office Document Imaging File Format |
| MDBHTML | Microsoft Office Access HTML Document Format |
