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'''[[File:Data_File_Icon.png|thumb|The Data File Icon.]]Data Files '''are collectibles scattered around the surface of [[PNF-404]] which are left by [[Olimar]] in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. They appear as glowing yellow SD Cards that float in place. Once one has been uncovered, it will show up on the Gamepad screen, and can later be checked by looking at the [[Exploration Notes]] menu. There are 120 Data Files in all.
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==Purpose==
{{otheruses|the ''Pikmin 3'' item|the persistence of a playthrough's progress|Saved game}}


It is through Data Files that [[Alph]], [[Brittany]], and [[Charlie]] gain understanding of the Pikmin and the world they come from. Data Files, when collected, provide various hints and bits of information of various topics. They are also used by [[Olimar]] to try to contact anyone else who may be on the planet.
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==Variations==
Data Files are organized in 6 categories, which can be found in the[[ Exploration Notes]] menu. These categories are.
*[[Pikmin Behavior (Exploration Notes)|Pikminology/Pikmin Behavior]]
*[[Indigenous Life (Exploration Notes)|Indigenous Life]]
*[[Olimar's Log (Exploration Notes)|Olimar's Log]]
*[[Controls (Exploration Notes)|Controls]]
*[[Area Hints (Exploration Notes)|Area Hints]]
*[[Secret Files|Other]]


==Gallery==
[[image:http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/pikmin-3/thumb/9/9c/Aa014.jpg/410px-Aa014.jpg|thumb|right|A Data File underwater.]]
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A Data File is a file that provides advice that are presumably written by [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]] because some of them are his journal entries.
GoldenTab.png|Brittany and some [[Yellow Pikmin]] coming across a Data File.
albert.PNG|Alph when he first discovers a Data File.
DataFile.jpg|A Data File found in a body of water.
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[[Category:Pikmin 3]]
[[Category:Koppai]]
[[Category:Hocotate]]
[[Category:Data Files]]
[[Category:Tropical Wilds]]
[[Category:Distant Tundra]]
[[Category:Garden of Hope]]
[[Category:Twilight River]]
[[Category:Formidable Oak]]

Revision as of 14:40, August 17, 2014


This article is about the Pikmin 3 item. For the persistence of a playthrough's progress, see Saved game.


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A Data File is a file that provides advice that are presumably written by Olimar because some of them are his journal entries.