While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the IDB 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 IDB file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the IDB file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the IDB 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 Developer Intermediate Debug Format |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the IDB extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the IDB 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 IDB 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 IDB 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 IDB file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the IDB 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 IDB file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the IDB file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the IDB file is infected.
| IDATA | IData 2 Data |
| IDL | Visual Studio Visual C++ Interface Definition Library Format |
| IDENTCACHE | Delphi Temporary Cache |
| IDE | Borland C++ Project Format |
| IDAP | Adobe InDesign Format |
| IDZ | I-DEAS Web Access |
| IDLL | CodeWarrior DLL |
| IDH | OpenCBM |
| IDC | Internet Database Connector Document Format |
| IDS | Infinity Game Engine |
