What Is the File Extension .MDF?
The file extension .mdf most often refers to to Media Disk Images, but can also refer to several other program data files.
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Media Disk Images
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Many CD/DVD burning programs can read MDF files and use these files to burn a CD or DVD image.
Image Burning Programs using MDF
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Several burning programs use MDF, including Alcohol 120%, Cyberlink PowerDVD, MagicISO, IsoBuster and Daemon Tools.
SQL Server Master Database File
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Microsoft SQL Server uses the MDF extension for the Master Database File that tracks all the databases on a SQL Server.
Measurement Data Format
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MDF is used by automotive industry programs. These files are used to store measurement data.
Other programs that use MDF
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MDF means a number of other things to different programs. Trados uses .MDF for its Translation Memory Data Find File. Insight II uses .MDF for its Molecular Data File.
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