What is a dump file on computer?
Dump files are created when an application crashes and creates
an exception code. The dump file states at what line or area of
memory the program crashed at and is used for troubleshooting the
direct cause of the application exception. Windows blue screen of
deaths create dump files by default as a .dmp file.
When viewing a dump file, you can look at the area of
memory/line that caused exception and use it to research a fix for
that specific error or possibly submit it to the company/programmer
of the application to help track down a fix or debug the
program.