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# Open a Trace File (SQL Server Profiler)
  This topic describes how to open a trace file by using [!INCLUDE[ssSqlProfiler](../../includes/sssqlprofiler-md.md)].  
  
### 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](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/sql-server-profiler.md)