Extract text from Vaulty or dashcam files (VDATA)
To convert VDATA data files to another format, you need Vaulty or other Encoded software.
To convert other file formats to the "Obfuscated Media File" file type, you need software like Vaulty or a similar tool.
A .vdata file usually contains encrypted, obfuscated, or renamed media. The most common source is the Vaulty app for Android, developed by Squid Tooth, which uses this extension to hide user photos and videos from the standard device gallery. Alternatively, it can be a video recording generated by Vantrue dashcams.
To open Vaulty files normally, you need the original Vaulty application installed on an Android device with the correct password. Vantrue dashcam .vdata files are essentially MP4 video files that can often be opened using VLC media player.
The major disadvantage of the .vdata format is its proprietary and closed nature. Vaulty files are deliberately designed to prevent unauthorized access. If you lose your password, uninstall the app without backing up, or switch to a new phone, your files become inaccessible. Standard file explorers do not recognize them. Vantrue dashcam files use this extension to manage cyclic recording logic, which prevents standard media players from recognizing the video track natively.
If the file is a hidden photo, converting it to JPG or PNG is ideal. If it is a hidden video or a dashcam recording, MP4 is the best target format for universal playback across devices.
Because Vaulty .vdata files are encrypted or heavily obfuscated, standard online converters fail to process them. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. Our platform can identify the file format, inspect the headers, and determine if an underlying format like JPG or MP4 is present. If our analysis detects a supported embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your VDATA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted VDATA_C, JPG, VDAT, MP4, JPEG, TXT, ZIP, SPL, INDD, TSX, ENC, CRDOWNLOAD and EXE files.
If you want to convert VDATA file to MP4, BASE64, HEX, BIN, ENC, CRYPT, AES, DES, RSA, PGP, GPG or ASC, you can use Vaulty or similar software from the "Hidden Media Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert CER, BIN, PEM, DER, KEY, P7S, PFX, ENC, P12, BASE64, P7B or HEX files to VDATA, try Vaulty or another comparable tool in the "Hidden Media Storage" 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 VDATA converter.