File extension ABA
| File type | Palm Address Book Archive Format |
| Developer | Palm |
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What is a ABA file?
ABA file contains contact data from contact database used by Palm devices. ABA document files are created by Palm OS devices and store backup copy of email adresses, names, photos, business information, and telephone numbers.
ABA is an obsolete format and no longer in use, chiefly because the sharp fall in popularity of palmtop devices. In order to recover contact data from the file, it must be converted into different format, for example, vCard standard, using the Palm Desktop tool.
Program(s) that can open the .ABA file
Windows
Mac OS
How to open ABA files
If you cannot open the ABA file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports ABA among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the ABA file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the ABA format files
The inability to open and operate the ABA file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Palm Address Book Archive Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a ABA file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the ABA file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the ABA from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the ABA format
- The ABA file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the ABA file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a ABA file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the ABA file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the ABA file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the ABA file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Similar extensions
| .ab | Google Android Debug Bridge Backup Format |
| .aba | Palm Address Book Archive Format |
| .abbu | Apple Address Book Archive Format |
| .abf | Adobe Binary Screen Font Format |
| .abk | Ability Write Backup Format |
| .acp | Alfresco Exported Repository Format |
| .adi | Active@ Disk Image Format |
| .aea | Ae Timer Alarm Document Format |
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.ABA) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected ABA file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the ABA file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. ABA) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.