.ADF file extension
How to open file with .ADF extension?
.ADF is the file extension developed by Esri for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .ADF extension belong to the "GPS&GIS Files " category. The full name of this type of files is ArcView ARC/INFO Coverage Data. Files with the .ADF extension can be opened in several ways. The easiest is to install the manufacturer’s application. Fortunately, this is not the only method. There are many applications on the market that successfully open files with the .ADF extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.
ArcView ARC/INFO Coverage Data
| Ads | OS | Software |
|---|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
 ArcGIS  ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView)  Total GIS Converter |
Amiga Disk
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
 ZipZag Amiga Forever WinUAE |
| MAC |
 The Unarchiver |
I-DEAS Associated Data
| OS | Software |
|---|
A.R.S.E.N.A.L Game
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
A.R.S.E.N.A.L |
Actual Drawing
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
Actual Drawing |
Antenna Data
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
Antenna |
MicroSim PCBoard Photoplot Aperture Definition
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
 OrCAD PCB Designer |
ReliaSoft ALTA
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
ALTA |
ASTRA Chromatography
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
ASTRA |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Radio Station
| OS | Software |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS |
ADF Converter  Dragon UnPACKer  Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .ADF extension should be automatically associated with the new application. With this association, the file can be opened by double-clicking the mouse. If for some reason we still cannot open the file with the .ADF extension, we still have one method. It involves the attempt to open the file from the installed application. Choosing from the menu "FILE", we perform the command "Open" and the explorer window we select the file we are interested in, and then we confirm by pressing enter. This method is more time-consuming, but enables us to definitively state whether we use the correct application to open the files with the .ADF extension. If we are sure of it, we then use the extended reference menu (shift key and right mouse button) and by selecting "Open With", we select the appropriate application and we permanently connect it with a file with the extension we are interested in.