File extension HDMP
| File type | Microsoft Windows Heap Dump Format |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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What is a HDMP file?
HDMP is a file extension native to Windows operating system. HDMP files store system memory dumps for applications that exited with error. Memory dump feature requires Windows error reporting system to be activated.
MDMP is a compressed version of MDMP file that can be sent to Microsoft for further error analysis. Modern systems are equipped with plenty of RAM and HDMP can be quite large (up to several GB). Unneeded HDMP files can be safely discarded. HDMP files are stored in WINDOWSpchealthERRORREPUserDumps directory.
Program(s) that can open the .HDMP file
Windows
How to open HDMP files
If you cannot open the HDMP file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports HDMP among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the HDMP file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the HDMP format files
The inability to open and operate the HDMP file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Microsoft Windows Heap Dump Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a HDMP file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the HDMP file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the HDMP from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the HDMP format
- The HDMP file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the HDMP file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a HDMP file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the HDMP file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the HDMP file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the HDMP file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.HDMP) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected HDMP file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the HDMP file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. HDMP) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.