What is a .CRASH file?
A .crash file records details of a program that crashed, for debugging.
- Did you know
- Crash reports capture what a program was doing the moment it failed.
- On Ubuntu these reports come from the Apport tool and use the same control-file syntax as Debian package metadata.
- A background daemon called whoopsie watches the crash folder and uploads each report to Canonical’s error tracker.
- What Analyser reads
- Inspect OS and system files: OPML subscription lists, RSS/Atom feeds, Linux .desktop launchers and systemd .service units, Apple .crash reports, Android .ab backups, Windows Task Scheduler .job, Group Policy Registry.pol, and .scr screensaver PE headers, plus identification of .DS_Store, Thumbs.db, dSYM/DWARF and shim .sdb. Scene .nfo ASCII art now opens in a CP437 viewer - see Text art above.
- Depth of analysis
- .CRASH is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .CRASH file
- Drag a .CRASH file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.