ASD File

What are ASD files and how to open them

Are you having problems opening an ASD file or are you simply curious about its contents? We're here to explain the properties of these files and provide you with software that can open or handle your ASD files.

What is an ASD file?

ASD files have multiple uses, and Microsoft Word Auto-Saved Document is one of them. Read more about the other uses further down the page.

Microsoft Word Auto-Saved Document

ASD is short for Auto-Saved Document and these files are backup copies of a user's Microsoft Word documents. Microsoft Word is a feature-rich word processing application that is a part of the Microsoft Office software suite.

When a user is creating a document with the Microsoft Word application, the program will make periodic backup copies of the file using the Word software's autosave feature. When this happens, the .asd file extension is given to the backup copy that has been created. This way, if the system experiences an error while the user is working on the document, the user can restore the document using the ASD file.

The Word application will normally delete the ASD file once the user has manually saved the document using Word's save file feature.

How to open ASD files

We have identified one ASD opener that is compatible with this specific type of ASD file.

Programs that open Microsoft Word Auto-Saved Document files

Last updated: February 24, 2023

All known file formats using extension .ASD

While Microsoft Word Auto-Saved Document is a popular type of ASD-file, we know of 6 different uses of the .ASD file extension. Different software may use files with the same extension for different types of data.

Ableton Warp Analysis

We know that one ASD format is Ableton Warp Analysis. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested eight different ASD openers which you will find listed below.

AlgoSim Data

AlgoSim is an advanced mathematical software for numerical analysis, visualization, and physical simulation. It stores data in ASD files.

ASD opener for Windows

We have identified one ASD opener that is compatible with this specific type of ASD file.

Allways Screen Driver

We know that one ASD format is Allways Screen Driver. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

ASD Archiever Compressed Archive File

ASD is a compression program for MS-DOS by Tobias Svensson.

Astound Presentation Document

We know that one ASD format is Astound Presentation Document. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

Various apps that use files with this extension

These apps are known to open certain types of ASD files. Remember, different programs may use ASD files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.

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