ai3head.dat is considered a type of Dynamic Link Library (DLL) file. Dynamic Link Library files, like ai3head.dat, are essentially a "guide book" that stores information and instructions for executable (EXE) files - like BarCode.exe - to follow. These files were created so that multiple programs (eg. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite) could share the same ai3head.dat file, saving valuable memory allocation, therefore making your computer run more efficiently.
Unfortunately, what makes DLL files so convenient and efficient, also makes them extremely vulnerable to problems. If something happens to a shared DAT file, either it goes missing or gets corrupted in some way, it can generate a "runtime" error message. Runtime is pretty self-explanatory; it means that these errors are triggered when ai3head.dat is attempted to be loaded either when CorelDRAW Graphics Suite is starting up, or in some cases already running. Some of the most common ai3head.dat errors include:
- Access Violation at address - ai3head.dat.
- ai3head.dat could not be found.
- Cannot find C:\Program Files\Corel\CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019\Data\ai3head.dat.
- Cannot register ai3head.dat.
- Cannot start CorelDRAW Graphics Suite. A required component is missing: ai3head.dat. Please install CorelDRAW Graphics Suite again.
- Failed to load ai3head.dat.
- The application has failed to start because ai3head.dat was not found.
- The file ai3head.dat is missing or corrupt.
- This application failed to start because ai3head.dat was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.
Your ai3head.dat file could be missing due to accidental deletion, uninstalled as a shared file of another program (shared with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite), or deleted by a malware infection. Furthermore, ai3head.dat file corruption could be caused from a power outage when loading CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, system crash while loading ai3head.dat, bad sectors on your storage media (usually your primary hard drive), or quite commonly, a malware infection. Thus, it's critical to make sure your anti-virus is kept up-to-date and scanning regularly.