LexisNexis Group is a corporation providing computer-assisted legal research as well as business research and risk management services. During the 1970s, LexisNexis pioneered the electronic accessibility of legal and journalistic documents.
The .data file extension is given to the data files that have been created by and used for a variety of different software applications. These files can be used on the Linux, Unix and MAC operating systems. The majority of DATA files are saved in the binary file format. DATA files can contain a variety of different file types including document files, project files, libraries and other different file types. The CoreFSIF' program by Avanti and the Analysis Studio program both use the .data file extension. Database applications also commonly use the .data extension.
What is a VHD file? VHD is an acronym for Virtual Hard Disk. Files that have the .vhd file extension contain disk images that are used by the Microsoft Virtual Server. The VHD file stores data within an individual file and acts in the same was as a physical hard disk. VHD files are commonly used to install multiple operating systems on a single hard drive and to test various software applications. The .vhd file extension is also used with the Windows Vista operating system for backups of a user's PC. These VHD files can be used to restore individual directories on a user's computer or the entire computer hard drive if needed.