File extension CDA
| File type | CD Audio Track |
| Developer | N/A |
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What is a CDA file?
CDA files store shortcuts to uncompressed audio files used by various media players. CDA files don’t contain actual audio data.
In order for CDA to function properly, a related audio CD or disc image must be placed in CD-ROM drive or mounted on the system, respectively. CDA files are not very common nowadays as MP3 format and audio streaming services are gaining more and more popularity.
Program(s) that can open the .CDA file
Windows
Mac OS
Linux
How to open CDA files
If you cannot open the CDA 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 CDA 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 CDA file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the CDA format files
The inability to open and operate the CDA 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 CD Audio Track file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a CDA file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the CDA file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the CDA from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the CDA format
- The CDA 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 CDA file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a CDA file are out of date.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 CDA file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the CDA file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the CDA file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
This extension
can be converted to:
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.CDA) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected CDA 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 CDA 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. CDA) 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.