I just bought imac g5 yesterday and i was window user for many many years so i'm completely new to mac!! I'm having problem to open dat file. I want to open a file called "AllGB18030-PinYinPlugin.dat". Before i have install a program called VLC and all the dat file will open by this program and VLC is for movies. So what program is mac originally support .dat?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
Whenever I open a pdf, adobe starts to open every pdf file on my computer. Does anyone know of any way to stop this? I couldn't really find anything on search. I am running OSX 10.6.3
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I have tried changing the file extension to a zip, then unzipping it and then renaming it but that did not work.(It wouldn't let me unzip it). I have also looked at the index file name to see if that was the problem, but that is as it should be.
I have also tried uploading it to a website and emailing it and it will not let me.
Is there anyway I can recover this file as I have been working on it for over a month and it is due next week, or will I need to start again?
ok trying not to get a panic attack here. I downloaded espionge to encrypt my valuable files and while it was encrypting (AES 128 bit i think) the program froze and I had to Force quit it. Now I try to open my file (that i was trying to encrypt) and it looks f*^&# up. I can't open it, and when I tried to unmount the partially encrypted file, espionage gave me errors that it couldnt recover the original file.
I had basically all my life's valuable accumulated data in that folder (it was 10 Gb+). I will praise anyone to the end of my days that can somehow tell me how to restore my file to its original state. Usefull info:
1) AM planning to pay gazillions for recovery software if need be, but free alternatives are always better.
2) I never secure delete if that helps
3) I still have the .sparseimage for the file created by espionage. (P.S. sparseimage's size looks really close to the orignal, also 10 Gb +).
4) Newest version of OSX, and have an IMac.
5) after incident I haven't done anything (no installations or downloads) apart from writing this.
6) the encrypted file was gonna be in HFS+ i think
I got a file named myfile.dat from my supervisor and he said myfile.dat is a helix database file. I tried to open that file after installing helix server 6.1.5, but I couldnt open it. I am really in a confusion that whether the given file is helix format file or something. Can anyone tell me that how to open *.dat file or how to identify the format from the file extension.
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
I have been working on a project and have a completed picture on my flash drive but when I go to open it, it says cannot open because file is empty. It shows that the size of the file is 96 kb and I can see it with the "quick look" option when you left click. This is using CS3 by the way.
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yes im still new to mac after 3months of daily use...
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
I am using Stata, a statistical analysis program. Recently, when I try to open a file, using File Open, the program hangs and I have to force it to quit. I can open files easily if I use Recent files. When the file gets open, I can do everything I should be able to do with the program. Analysis, graphics, etc. It is JUST when I do File Open that it hangs, and it seems to be ONLY with Stata.Â
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
How do I uninstall a download called switch on my macbook? I am used to a pc.
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MacBook Pro
I would like to know if the mac mini 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (bought at U.K.) has a characteristic in the PSU called PFC and if it is active.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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The only way to clear it seems to be a full shut down and restart. Which is fine for a while until it fires back up and starts gobbling RAM again.
does anyone know what i can do with my mac os x 10.4.9 version, it keeps on saying that i need to restart it but then same thing happens all over again. it also says of stuff like debugger called panic and darwin kernel version-ish. which i have no idea with.rang mac and they say its a hardware problem.if anyone has encountered this before and have resolved it
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I recently downloaded P90x, and I can't get it to open and its driving me nuts!I've tried everything...There is a flder for each different workout and within each file is a .rar file(which opens), but all the other files end with .r00, .r01, .r02, etc....I know this is part of a DVD set so I don't know if this has something to do with it..
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Mac Book, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
I was given a file from my mate and it is a .rar file I have no idea what to do with this sort of file.
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When I click an icon in my image folders, Preview opens it. How can I change this so that gimp opens the pictures instead? Or perhaps have the option of choosing between several apps like Windows allows?
I work at a college and all they use are PC and I have a mac. I am wondering if I use my iWork 08 and use pages and save the document how can I open it at my work on their Windows XP dell computer. I hope this is clear enough. Do I need to save on my mac as a certain file type or do something special on the PC when I open it?
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