TAP is an disk image file created from storage tape used by Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum computers. TAP files are exact copies of data stored on said tapes. TAP files can be used to run software using dedicated Commodore and ZX Spectrum emulators or store backup copies.
Files with DAT extension contain text or binary data. Due to the fact, that it is a general extension , such files may include data from various programs, of a highly complex storing structure, meaning and size. The universal DAT extension describes a file containing some sort of data.
After converting the file to the new format, you will be able to use other programs to support it. Keep in mind, however, that the TAP file after converting to DAT may differ slightly from the original. The most important information should be kept, but if you want the file after conversion from TAP to DAT to be the same, you have to do this carefully and choose the proper application from the list below.
There is no guarantee, of course, that the conversion will come up to all your expectations, but it will certainly help you. If, after all, the effect of converting TAP to DAT does not meet your expectations, you can simply try to find on the Internet a different version of your file in TAP format, properly converted to a DAT file by someone else. If this fails, use the information provided in the further part of the website.
If after converting the file TAP the desired result was not achieved, you can try to change the format of TAP file to other than DAT. On our website you will find more information on the following conversion options
Unfortunately, if after performing the two previously described steps (trying to find your TAP file converted by someone else, and the attempt to convert it to DAT on your own) you still have a problem with your file, then there are only a few solutions left. You can once again try to find and install an application that can open the TAP file in its original format (without conversion to DAT file). Such a solution will be difficult to implement, but it certainly will give the best result.