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'''WDB files''', Warcraft Data Base files or .wdb, are created by {{link-wow}} to cache data retrieved from its game servers.
 
'''WDB''' files ('''W'''arcraft '''D'''ata'''B'''ase files, or .wdb) are files created by [[World of Warcraft]] to cache data retrieved from its game servers.


WDB files regroup data downloaded in chunks. The data inside is ordered from first to last downloaded.
WDB files regroup data downloaded in chunks. The data inside is ordered from first to last downloaded.
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*'''Signature''' : 4-bytes char [[#Signatures|signature]]
*'''Signature''' : 4-bytes char [[#Signatures|signature]]
*'''Build''': 4 bytes int identifying the build
*'''Build''': 4 bytes int identifying the build
*'''Locale''': 4 bytes char identifying the locale, inversed (ie: SUne)
*'''Locale''': 4 bytes char identifying the locale, inversed (i.e.: SUne)
*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes int, added in 1.6
*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes int, added in 1.6 (maybe first compatible client build for this db version. to be veryfied)
*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes int, added in 1.6
*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes int, added in 1.6 (region code, to be veryfied)
*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes, added in 3.0.8.9464, always null
*'''Unknown''': Unknown 4 bytes, added in 3.0.8.9464, always null


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All WDB files end with 8 times \x00.
All WDB files end with 8 times \x00.


== See also ==
* [[DBC file]]
* [[DB2 file]]
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