What Is a DBF File?
A file with the .DBFfile extensionis most likely a database file used by the data management system dBASE.
Data is stored within the file in an array with multiple records and fields.
DBF Files.
These files use the dBASE format to store attributes for shapes.
Free tables created by Microsoft Visual FoxPro are also stored as files that use this extension.
Confusingly, database files used by that program are saved as DBC files.
There’s more on Microsoft’s site about Visual FoxPro terminology.
Some examples includedigital beam-forming, double byte font,and thedistributed Bellman-Fordalgorithm.
How to Open DBF Files
dBASE is the primary program used to open DBF files.
Use Dbase DB Opener for an online option.
Xbase mode can be used with Emacs to read xBase files.
ArcInfo from ArcGIS uses DBF files in the shapefile attribute file format.
The discontinued Microsoft Visual FoxPro database software is another way to open these files.
DBF Converter can only export 50 entries in the free trial version.
you’re free to upgrade to a paid edition if you better export more.
dbfUtilities exports DBF to JSON, CSV, XML, and Excel formats.
It works through thedbfExporttool included in the software suite.
Still Can’t pop launch the File?
One example is DBX.
Other examples that you could easily confuse for this one includeDB, DBA,PDB, andMDE.
MDX files are Multiple Index files that can contain up to 48 indexes.
All the details on the header of the file format can be found on the dBASE website.
Later that decade, other companies began releasing their own versions of dBASE, including FoxPro and Clipper.
FAQ
To repair a corrupt DBF file, use a tool like DBF Recovery Toolbox.
Use a tool like DBF Commander Professional to encrypt and decrypt DBF files.
Some other programs that open DBFs have an option to password-protect files.
