What is a .ADADOWNLOAD file?
The ".ADADOWNLOAD" file extension is used for files that are not fully downloaded yet. These files are created by a program called Adobe Download Assistant. This program was designed to help people download software made by Adobe, like Photoshop or Adobe Reader. When you start downloading an Adobe software product using Adobe Download Assistant, the program saves the part of the software that has been downloaded so far in a file with the ".ADADOWNLOAD" extension. This means the file is not complete and cannot be used as the full software yet.
To open a ".ADADOWNLOAD" file, you would have needed to use the Adobe Download Assistant program. However, it's important to know that Adobe Download Assistant is no longer available because Adobe has discontinued it. This means you can't use Adobe Download Assistant to finish downloading a file with a ".ADADOWNLOAD" extension or to open such a file.
When the download process was still happening and if it was completed successfully, the Adobe Download Assistant would automatically remove the ".ADADOWNLOAD" extension from the file. After this, the file would become a regular installer file for the Adobe software you were downloading, and you could then open and install the software as usual.
Since Adobe Download Assistant has been discontinued, if you have a file with the ".ADADOWNLOAD" extension, you might not be able to complete the download or use the file to install the intended Adobe software. You may need to look for alternative ways to download the Adobe software you need.
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