ABDATA files are referenced by Adobe Bridge. The data is loaded by Adobe Bridge. You can view the plain text data in an ABDATA file. Open the file with a text editor like Notepad or TextEdit. What is an ABDATA file? It is an Adobe Bridge Data Format file. ABDATA file format works with software on Windows and Mac OS. Over 1300 file types in our database have the ABDATA extension. Programs can open files with the ABDATA extension. The data in ABDATA files is saved as Data Files. Different file types with the ABDATA extension exist. Adobe Systems developed the Adobe Bridge Data Format. This ABDATA file was likely made by Adobe Bridge. You must create a file association if ABDATA does not open in Adobe Bridge. Right click and select Properties to see the program for the file type. Old versions of Adobe Bridge use ABDATA files. Adobe Bridge software uses the data as reference. The ABDATA extension appears after the dot in the file name. It indicates the content type. And tells the operating system which software opens it. Many files contain only text. Check for viruses with antivirus software if ABDATA does not open. The ABDATA extension is for Data Files. Here are programs that open ABDATA files. Download one and select it to open ABDATA files.