File extension SDA
| File type | StarOffice Drawing Format |
| Developer | Oracle |
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What is a SDA file?
SDA is a vector or raster graphics file. SDA file format is used by free office suite OpenOffice. SDA files are created using OpenOffice Draw application included in OpenOffice suite. SDA files are used for storing drawings, business flowcharts, network diagrams, etc.
SDA file extension was used by older version of OpenOffice, StarOffice version 5. OpenOffice uses ODG extension for graphical files.
Program(s) that can open the .SDA file
Windows
Mac OS
Linux
How to open SDA files
If you cannot open the SDA 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 SDA 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 SDA file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the SDA format files
The inability to open and operate the SDA 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 StarOffice Drawing Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a SDA file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the SDA file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the SDA from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the SDA format
- The SDA 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 SDA file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a SDA file are out of date.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 SDA file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the SDA file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the SDA file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Similar extensions
| .ac5 | ArtCut 5 Document Format |
| .ac6 | Artcut Software Graphics Design Format |
| .af2 | Micrografx FlowCharter 2.0 Flowchart Format |
| .af3 | Micrografx FlowCharter Flowchart Format |
| .ai | Adobe Illustrator Graphics Format |
| .artb | Artboard Vector Drawing Format |
| .asy | LTspice IV Circuit Diagram Format |
| .cag | Microsoft Clip Gallery Catalog Format |
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.SDA) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected SDA 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 SDA 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. SDA) 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.