open-a-trace-file-sql-server-profiler.md

title	Open a Trace File (SQL Server Profiler) | Microsoft Docs
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Open a Trace File (SQL Server Profiler)

This topic describes how to open a trace file by using [!INCLUDEssSqlProfiler].

To open a trace file

1. On the File menu, click Open, and then click Trace File.

2. In the Open File dialog box, select the trace data file you want to open.

See Also

SQL Server Profiler