DMP File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .dmp
Full Name Windows Memory Dump
Primary Use Crash reporting, debugging
MIME Type application/octet-stream
File Signature Variable (usually starts with "PAGEDU64" or "MDMP")
Generated By Windows Operating System
Generated Through System crash, BSOD, manual generation
Can be Opened With WinDbg, Visual Studio
Location (System Crashes) %SystemRoot%MEMORY.DMP
Location (Small Dumps) %SystemRoot%Minidump
Contains Memory data at the time of crash
Useful For Software developers, IT professionals
Types of Dumps Complete, Kernel, Small (Mini), Automatic
Editable No
Encryption Possible through external methods
Compression Supported by some 3rd-party tools
Operating System Windows
Typical File Size Variable (depends on type of dump and system memory size)
Analysis Tools Debugging Tools for Windows (WinDbg), BlueScreenView
How to Create Manually Using "CrashOnCtrlScroll" registry edit or other tools
Relevant Registry Key HKLMSystemCurrentControlSetControlCrashControl
Documentation Microsoft documentation, MSDN