.DMP File Extension

Are you having difficulty opening a file that ends with .DMP? Such files can be executed only by certain programs. If you cannot open the .DMP file, it can be due to the following reasons: either you do not have an appropriate program to open it, or your file association is corrupted. For more information about this extension, please read the article below.

What is a .DMP file?

.DMP file belongs to the category of System Files used in operating systems such as Windows 11, 10, Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP.

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Developer: Microsoft

File Type: Windows Memory Dump

Category: System Files

Format: Binary

.DMP file is associated with Windows Memory Dump developed by Microsoft, has a Binary Format and belongs to System Files category.

A DMP file contains data considered to be "dumped" from the memory of different programs. Information is created in this file when a program gets an error or fails. Additionally, data from the "Savedump.exe" program is saved in the DMP file if the first reboot after a failure occurs. DMP files often have "Memory.dmp" as their name.

Additional data

Windows memory dump files are used for fixing system errors with other problems. They often take up a lot of space and are prone to deletion.

Other file extensions

.nrc

Nero Disc Compilation File

.syn

SimSynth Document

.xdp

XML Data Package

.pot

Portable Object File

.msp

Windows Installer Patch