While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the PDB 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 PDB file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the PDB file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the PDB 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 | Microsoft Visual Studio Visual C++ Program Database Format |
| Developer | Lack of information |
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If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the PDB extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the PDB 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 PDB 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 PDB 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 PDB file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the PDB 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 PDB file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the PDB file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the PDB file is infected.
| PD4 | Windows Photo Gallery User Format |
| PDF_TSID | Adobe PDF Document |
| PDL | Print Shop Deluxe Project Format |
| PDFUA | PDF/UA Document |
| PDO | Pepakura Designer Paper Craft Model Design Format |
| PDFXML | Adobe Mars Project XML Based PDF Document Format |
| PDV | Visualization Toolkit Graphic |
| PDFENX | Egis Encrypted PDF |
| PDS | Cyberlink PowerDirector Project Format |
| PD5 | Windows Photo Gallery User Format |
