[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"extension:v3:en:dav":3},{"resolvedFromAlias":4,"canonicalExt":5,"ext":5,"name":6,"category":7,"categoryName":8,"updatedAt":9,"popularity":10,"summary":11,"howToOs":12,"quickAnswer":18,"answerIntro":19,"whatIs":20,"description":21,"furtherReading":22,"openInstructions":32,"commonIssues":46,"securityNotes":59,"faq":63,"aliases":70,"mimeTypes":71,"relatedExtensions":72,"breadcrumbs":116,"categoryAnchor":126,"categoryFuturePath":127,"metaDescription":128,"availableHowToOs":129,"openOnDeviceLinks":130,"cannotOpenReasons":146,"cannotOpenFixes":147,"fixIntentPath":148,"convertOptions":149,"convertIntentPath":153,"securityAffiliates":284},false,"dav","Digital Video Recorder File","video","Video","2026-03-19T09:37:08.065Z",25,".dav files are video recordings captured by certain DVRs, primarily used in surveillance systems.",[13,14,15,16,17],"windows","mac","linux","ios","android","To open .DAV files on Windows, download and install the Smart Player software.","To open a .dav file, you'll need specialized software that can decode the proprietary format used by many DVR systems.",".dav files are a proprietary video format used by certain digital video recorders (DVRs) for surveillance footage. 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