.$DB File Extension

Learn about .$DB files and view a list of programs that open them.

dBASE is a Windows program that provides various database-related capabilities, including managing databases, building programs, and compiling them. You may make many changes to a database as you work on it. To prevent your changes from being lost, dBASE introduced the $DB file type to function similarly to a safety net to preserve your changes.

NOTE: dBASE stands for "dataBased Intelligence."

dBASE is a Windows program that provides various database-related capabilities, including managing databases, building programs, and compiling them. You may make many changes to a database as you work on it. To prevent your changes from being lost, dBASE introduced the $DB file type to function similarly to a safety net to preserve your changes.

NOTE: dBASE stands for "dataBased Intelligence."

You should not attempt to open $DB files. Instead, dBASE software references the files in case the program unexpectedly quits, then loads the changes to the database (DBF file), so the changes are present when re-opening the file. Additionally, dBASE automatically deletes the $DB file.