alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .PDB

File description

The PDB extension is a short form of Program Database. It is mainly utilized in the C++ programming language. Files that consist of the PDB file format are the database files that save data in a prearranged format. Such sort of an extension is related to PalmPilot personal devices. As a matter of fact, numerous Palm operating system applications make use of the PDB file format for their software.

Files with the PDB format may comprise of spreadsheets, image files, database files and word processing documents. There are some other programs too that make use of the PDB extension.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .PDB file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .PDB extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .PDB file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .PDB file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Category

Database Files

Developer

N/A

Popularity

File name: Program Database

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Intuit Quicken

Visual Studio

Mac OS

Quicken Essentials

Category

Database Files

Developer

Palm

Popularity

File name: Palm Desktop Database File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

DC & Co iSilo

Fictionwise eReader

Palm Desktop

PDB Explorer

XnView

Mac OS

Fictionwise eReader

GraphicConverter

NeoOffice

PorDiBle

txt2pdbdoc

XnView

Linux

txt2pdbdoc

XnView

Android

Fictionwise eReader

iOS

Stanza

Category

Data Files

Developer

N/A

Popularity

File name: Protein Data Bank File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Avogadro

Internet Explorer

Jmol

Lab KiNG

RasMol

Mac OS

Avogadro

Jmol

Lab KiNG

Safari

Linux

Avogadro

Jmol

Lab KiNG

Mozilla Firefox

RasMol

Category

Backup Files

Developer

Sybase

Popularity

File name: PowerDesigner Database Backup File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

PowerDesigner

Remember!

The .PDB file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .PDB extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .PDB file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .PDB file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .PDB file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .PDB file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .PDB file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .PDB file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.