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DSL files: what are they and how do I open them?

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.dsl file type #1: Damaged Sector List file

Files with dsl suffix can be often found as lists of damaged sectors from DVD or other physical media. Used for example in MacTheRipper software.

Further details:

File extension dsl is often used for files that contain list of damaged sectors. These files are created by some DVD rippers when a commercial DVD is ripped. A .dsl file is often found along side the VIDEO_TS file.

For example MacTheRipper ripping program uses DSL format.

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MacTheRipper

A DVD ripping utility for Mac

.dsl file type #2: DSSSL style sheet

A dsl file extension is associated with the Document Style Semantics and Specification Language and used for its

Further details:

The dsl file extension is related to the Document Style Semantics and Specification Language (DSSSL) file format.

The dsl file stores some kind of style sheet.

Mime types:
text/dsss
text/x-dsss
application/dsssl
application/x-dsssl

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