Extract text from Forensic extraction files (UFD)
To convert UFD Extractions to another format, you need Cellebrite UFED or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Forensic Extraction File" file type, you need software like Cellebrite UFED or a similar tool.
.UFD files are primarily Universal Forensic Extraction Device data dumps created by Cellebrite UFED. Law enforcement and corporate investigators use these files to securely store raw data extracted from mobile devices. A secondary, less common use is for Absolute Database files created by ComponentAce.
These forensic files are highly proprietary and built to preserve chain of custody. Full device extractions often exceed 100GB. You need an expensive, specialized subscription to software like Cellebrite Physical Analyzer to open them natively. The current format is closed, meaning standard software and web browsers cannot read the forensic contents.
To share readable data, investigators must export the project into standard target formats like PDF, CSV, or XML. This conversion must be done directly within the original Cellebrite software. This file format is notoriously difficult to open or convert externally because the data structures are heavily obfuscated. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data.
Because of these strict limitations, standard online converters fail to process .UFD files. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format - such as UTF-8 text in a forensic report - viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your UFD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted UFDX, UDF, PDF, JPG, SCN and JFIF files.
If you want to convert UFD file to TMP, TEMP, CACHE, LOG, BAK, OLD, NEW, PART, DOWNLOAD, CRDOWNLOAD, LOCK or PID, you can use Cellebrite UFED or similar software from the "Forensic Device Data Extraction" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DEVICE, CACHE, SOCK, SYMLINK, PID, MOUNT, FIFO, LOG, PIPE, TMP, JUNCTION or TEMP files to UFD, try Cellebrite UFED or another comparable tool in the "Forensic Device Data Extraction" category.
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 UFD converter.