Opening WDB Files

The WDB file type is primarily associated with World of Warcraft.

WDB	File extension: WDB
	File type:	cached data

What is a WDB file

WDB files mostly belong to World of Warcraft by Blizzard. A WDB file is a game data cache downloaded by World of Warcraft video game client. The game saves such data in its cache to reduce network traffic and improve user experience. Information stored in a WDB file include creature data, game objects, quests, dialogues, and other game data required to ensure seamless gameplay. Another type of WDB file is a database created by the relational database management system bundled with Works office productivity software suite.

How to open a WDB file

You need a suitable software like World of Warcraft to open a WDB file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your WDB file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a WDB file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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How to convert a WDB file to JPG, PDF, HTML, DOC, ...

1. Just click the "Choose your .wdb file to view" button on this page.
2. Your WDB file will then be displayed in the browser.
3. Now click on "Save as..." at the top of the page.
4. Then click the file format (e.g. PDF, JPG, DOCX, TXT, ...) you want.
5. Your file will be converted and downloaded.

WDB file format details:

Every file has a defined file format, i.e. how the data is arranged in the file. The initial characters of a file are called signature, sometimes also referred to as "magic bytes". The signature can be used to infer the file format. However, different programs can use the same file extension, and file extensions can be assigned incorrectly. If there are problems opening a file, you must first determine the file format used. In the following you will find our evaluation of the WDB files:

You will often come across the WDB file type. This is primarily used by a single program. The two most common formats are as follows:

• 75% of all WDB files internally use the Microsoft Compound File format, which is also known by the name OLE2 Compound Document Format or Composite Document File Format. This Windows file format has features similar to those of a filesystem format with virtual files and subfolders. Header signature for the CFB format with 8-byte Hex value D0CF11E0A1B11AE1 (which looks like "DOCFILE"). The unique Windows component object identifier is 28cddbc3-0ae2-11ce-a29a-00aa004a1a72 or 00021303-0000-0000-c000-000000000046. The file contains sections CompObj, MM, MN0 and MatOST. The average file size is 35 KB with most files being between 10 KB and 250 KB in size. The file type was created 20 years ago but is still used today. These files can be linked to list, database, book, address, cake, braunschweig, christmas, fotoalben, adresses, gosamemb and data.
• 5% of all WDB files have the same signature BD. If you open these files in a text editor, you will see only illegible characters. WDB files can be up to 11 MB in size, but are often around 4 KB - 10 MB. The keywords BDIW40 and SUne are typical for these files. A usual file name is itemcache.wdb or c3.wdb.

The remaining 20% of all WDB files are different files with different signatures, often e.g. Microsoft Works for DOS DataBase, Xilinx ISE Simulator Waveform DataBase, JetDB and SQL. The category is base, addresses, chocolate, npccache, records, replays, behav or cards. If you want to find out which format your WDB file belongs to, just click on the button "Choose your .wdb file to view".