All about ADO Files

The ADO file type is primarily associated with Photoshop.

ADO	File extension: ADO
	File type:	duotone options file

What is an ADO file

ADO files mostly belong to Photoshop by Adobe. ADO is the extension for the Adobe Duotone Options file format. It is used by Adobe Photoshop, a raster graphics editing software. The ADO format is used to store color transfer curves that contain the properties of two, three, or four colours. These colours are used to generate a duotone, tritone, or quadtone image from a grayscale format. Duotone images are treated as single-channel, 8-bit, grayscale images in Photoshop. As opposed to RGB, CMYK, and Lab modes, users do not have direct access to individual image channels in the case of duotone images. ADO files are also used by Stata, a statistical software package that allows users to store and manage data as well as perform statistical analysis on it. When used by Stata, it is in the form of a text file that contains a Stata program. It is typically used to store a command that is not built-in inside the Stata package, and has to be saved in specific locations for Stata to access it.

How to open ADO files

You need a suitable software like Photoshop to open an ADO 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 ADO file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a ADO file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert ADO files:

Photoshop by Adobe
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. ADO files are often referred to as Photoshop settings because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Stata Program (script file) by StataCorp
Stata is a general-purpose statistical software developed by StataCorp for data manipulation, visualization, and statistics. It is designed for biomedicine, epidemiology, sociology, and science researches. The ADO file is a script file that defines certain Stata commands. It contains a complicated general purpose programming code. This file format is classified as Developer. Related links: ADO Files Description, User Guide, Stata on Wikipedia

Technical Data for ADO File Extension

File classification:

Settings

Related files:

do, adoc, zip, ct, ahs, grd

Mime type:

application/octet-stream

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile, AppName: Adobe Photoshop
EXEFile: Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile, AppName: Adobe Photoshop
EXEFile: Photoshp.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile, AppName: Adobe Photoshop CS
EXEFile: Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile, AppName: Adobe Photoshop Elements
EXEFile: photoshopelements.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile, AppName: PHOTOSTO
EXEFile: PHOTOSTO.EXE

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 5.0 LE\Photosle.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 6.0.1 CE\Photoshp.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 6.0\Photoshp.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Photosh

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2\Photoshopelements.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\PhotoshopElements.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Photoshop Elements 2\Photoshopelements.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 5.0\Photoshp.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\adobe\photoshop cs\photoshop.exe does not exist.

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Photoshop7\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 5.5\Photoshp.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 3.0\PhotoshopelementsEditor.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 4.0\PhotoshopelementsEditor.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 5.0\PhotoshopelementsEditor.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PhootoshopCS\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.DuotoneSettingsFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Photoshop Elements\Photoshopelements.exe

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an ado duotone options file is a special file format by Adobe and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with ADO files

Associate the ADO file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open duotone options files. Because only the current version supports the latest ADO file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Adobe manufacturer website after an available Photoshop update.
To make sure that your ADO file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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