Extract text from Unity asset bundles (__DATA)
To convert __DATA asset bundles to another format, you need Unity or other Game software.
To convert other file formats to the "Unity Asset Bundle" file type, you need software like Unity or a similar tool.
The .__data file format is primarily a UnityFS (Unity File System) archive used as a game asset bundle by the Unity game engine. Game developers use these files to package 3D models, textures, audio clips, and scripts so they can load dynamically during gameplay.
To open or extract these files, users typically need the Unity Editor or specialized community tools like AssetStudio or Unity Asset Bundle Extractor (UABE).
You might need to convert this file if you are modding a game, datamining, or trying to recover specific 3D models and textures. However, .__data is a compiled, proprietary container format. It cannot be natively opened by web browsers or standard operating system tools. The files are often very large, strictly structured, and sometimes obfuscated to prevent unauthorized access.
Extracting the contents usually targets standard formats: OBJ or FBX for 3D meshes, PNG or DDS for textures, and WAV or OGG for audio. Be aware that complex shader setups, rigging metadata, and specific engine physics properties are usually lost during extraction.
Because .__data is a closed, proprietary archive, standard online converters fail to process it. Often, only the original engine or reverse-engineered unpackers can properly read or export the internal data.
Convert.Guru analyzes your __DATA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert __DATA file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Unity or similar software from the "Game Asset Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to __DATA, try Unity or another comparable tool in the "Game Asset Storage" category.
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