Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) Database File (EDB) format
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Microsoft uses the Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) Database File (EDB) format for multiple purposes.
MIME types
The actual mime type of the ESDEB format is unspecified
File signature
The ESEDB has the following file signature: hexadecimal: ef cd ab 89 (at offset 4)
File types
ESEDB distinguishes between the following types:
- database (.edb, .sdb, ...)
- streaming file (.stm)
There are also multiple versions of the ESEDB format.
Contents
The ESEDB basically is an ISAM database file format.