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.edb

1. Microsoft Exchange Server database file.

2. Windows update data store file. File used by Microsoft Window "Windows Update".

The file typically used by Windows Update is:

C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb

Windows update can generated some temporary files, typically:

C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\tmp.edb

3. XEphem database file.

Relevant links:

www.clearskyinstitute.com/xephem - Information on XEphem.
www.mmto.org/obscats/edb.html - .edb file format information (from about a quarter of the way down the page)

4. Extensible storage engine database page file. Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) is a multi-user, indexed table manager. It is a database format used by a number of Microsoft Windows applications and components. The typical file extension of the database page file is .edb.

This is the file format used by Microsoft Exchange, Windows Update and some other windows components.

Relevant links:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb310772.aspx - Information on the Extensible Storage Engine Architecture.

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