Database Files

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

opens 6 file types
Windows
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PlatformsWindows
Opens6 file types
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Last reviewed Oct 2026

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What is SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)?

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is listed in our database as a program that opens or converts the file formats shown on this page. It runs on Windows. The formats it works with include .BAK, .DTSX, .LDF, .DDL and .TRN.

You can get the official version from the developer's website (learn.microsoft.com); we do not host the installer and only point you to the original source. A detailed, hand-checked description of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is on the way; for now the information here comes straight from our database.

Files SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) opens

6 formats
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Backup Files

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Files SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) opens most

1.BAKBackup File (generic)
2.DTSXSQL Server Integration Services Package
3.LDFMicrosoft SQL Server Transaction Log File
4.DDLSQL Data Definition Language Script
5.TRNMicrosoft SQL Server Transaction Log Backup
6.NDFMicrosoft SQL Server Secondary Data File

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