Overview

Microsoft SQL Server mostly uses Master Database File as its source of database. MDF stands for this file exactly. The produced files are kept on the MDF extension. It stores not only the structure and the facts but also the data. Users are given the capacity to build various data files. It will generate a fresh file collection.

Category

It falls under the database file category.

Supportive Apps

The file extension supports only MS SQL Server.

MIME Type

It has only one MIME type- Application/Octet-stream

Signature

Hex: 01 0F 00 00, ASCII

Location

The location is different for different versions of MS SQL Server-

For SQL 2005

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\DATA\

For SQL 2012

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\

For SQL 2014

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL12.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\

The latest 2016

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL13.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\

Users can easily access these files if they are working on an SQL server app. Some paid and free third-party apps can help to access these MDF files.