Information about the .hdmp (hdmp) file type

Below is all the information we have available on file about the .hdmp (hdmp) file type.

.hdmp

Windows Heap Dump File. A .hdmp file is a Windows Heap Dump file, it is a dump of an application's heap that crashed under Windows XP or later. These files may be sent to Microsoft as part of the crash report process provided by Windows.

Window Heap Dump Files are generated by Windows to allow the crash to be analysed and investigated. The .hdmp file contains an uncomprssed dump of the heap at the time of the crash. .hdmp files can be analysied using Microsoft Visual Studio or with Debugging tools for Windows (see links below).

Unless required to allow the cause of a crash to be analyzed these files may be safely deleted.

cf .mdmp, .wer.

The following link provides further information related to the .hdmp file extension:

• http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/default.mspx - Debugging Tools for Windows (from Microsoft); this includes tools for analysing .hdmp files.

Where this is available we would like to include file format information on .hdmp files, as well as information on how to view or open files of type .hdmp. If you know of any information which we have missed then please let us know.