Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your DATA_3 file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert DATA_3 to another file type
To convert DATA_3 databases to another format, you need Absolute Database or other Database software.
Convert a file to DATA_3
To convert other file formats to the "Application Database File" file type, you need software like Absolute Database or a similar tool.
About DATA_3 files
A .DATA_3 file is a proprietary binary database file created by Absolute Database, a database engine developed by Componentace for Delphi and C++ Builder. It is typically used to store local application data, cached records, and user settings within desktop software. This format presents significant disadvantages. It is entirely proprietary and closed-source. Files cannot be opened natively in web browsers, standard text editors, or mainstream database tools like MySQL or SQLite. This locks your data inside the specific software that generated it. Users usually need to convert .DATA_3 files to standard formats like CSV, JSON, or SQL to migrate data or perform external analytics. However, because this is a closed, proprietary format, standard online converters fail to process it. Often, only the original software or the official Absolute Database Manager can properly read or export the table data. Our analyzer can inspect the binary file, extract raw text strings, and if a supported embedded structure is detected, help you recover parts of your data without the original software.
Convert.Guru analyzes your DATA_3 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert DATA_3 file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Absolute Database or similar software from the "Delphi Database 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_3, try Absolute Database or another comparable tool in the "Delphi Database Storage" category.
The DATA_3 Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our DATA_3 converter.