Why convert DMP to TXT?
A .dmp file is a binary memory snapshot - the crash analysis output (stop codes, faulting driver names, call stacks) is what you actually want to read, share with support, or search online. The raw binary is not human-readable; the .txt report produced by a debugger is.
How to convert DMP to TXT
NirSoft BlueScreenView EASIEST
Run BlueScreenView - it auto-scans C:\Windows\Minidump - then use File > Save Selected Items to export a text or HTML report.
WinDbg FREE
Open the .dmp via File > Open Crash Dump, run !analyze -v, then select all output, copy, and paste into Notepad to save as .txt.
About these formats
.DMP
Windows Memory / Crash Dump file
A .dmp file is a snapshot of memory that Windows saves when it crashes (the blue screen of death). You read it with the free WinDbg tool or the simpler NirSoft BlueScreenView to find out…
Open .DMP details →
.TXT
Plain Text File
A TXT file is plain, unformatted text - the simplest document format on any computer. Double-click it: Windows opens it in Notepad, macOS in TextEdit, Linux in gedit. Nothing to install. If…
Open .TXT details →Quality & what to watch
- 'Convert' is not quite the right word - a
.dmpis binary data analyzed by a debugger; the debugger's analysis output is what becomes text, not the file itself. - WinDbg downloads debug symbols from Microsoft's symbol server on first run, which requires an internet connection and may take a few minutes.
- NirSoft BlueScreenView works only with Windows minidumps (small files in
C:\Windows\Minidump), not large full memory dumps.
Frequently asked questions
How do I save the WinDbg analysis output as a text file?
!analyze -v, select all text in the output window, copy it, paste into Notepad, and save as .txt.Can Visual Studio open a .dmp file?
.dmp via File > Open > File and shows exception and thread stack information you can copy to a text file.
