.SDF file extension
How to open file with .SDF extension?
.SDF is the file extension developed by Microsoft Corporation for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .SDF extension belong to the "Database Files " category. The full name of this type of files is SQL Server Compact Edition Database. Files with the .SDF extension can be opened in several ways. The easiest is to install the manufacturer’s application. Fortunately, this is not the only method. There are many applications on the market that successfully open files with the .SDF extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.
SQL Server Compact Edition Database
| Ads | OS | Software |
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| WINDOWS |
 Microsoft SQL Server  Full Convert Enterprise |
MDL ISIS SDF Chemical Modeller Input
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
ISIS |
Audio
| OS | Software |
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Game Data
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
 World in Conflict Ground Control |
Sharp Sharpdesk Format Document
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
Sharpdesk |
Autodesk MapGuide Spatial Data
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
 AutoCAD Civil Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise |
MSN Local Machine Mail Storage
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
 MSN Explorer |
Soundweb Designer
| OS | Software |
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Xilinx Integrated Software Environment Standard Delay Format
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
ISE Design Suite |
Standard Data Format
| OS | Software |
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Petrosys Seismic Data
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
 Petrosys |
Nova Logic Game Sound Define
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
 Delta Force  Delta Force: Land Warrior Delta Force 2 Comanche 4 F-22 Lightning F-22 Lightning 3 |
After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .SDF extension should be automatically associated with the new application. With this association, the file can be opened by double-clicking the mouse. If for some reason we still cannot open the file with the .SDF extension, we still have one method. It involves the attempt to open the file from the installed application. Choosing from the menu "FILE", we perform the command "Open" and the explorer window we select the file we are interested in, and then we confirm by pressing enter. This method is more time-consuming, but enables us to definitively state whether we use the correct application to open the files with the .SDF extension. If we are sure of it, we then use the extended reference menu (shift key and right mouse button) and by selecting "Open With", we select the appropriate application and we permanently connect it with a file with the extension we are interested in.