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On July 14, 2025, 19 "CLOU" files were discovered and extracted with a Hex program by [https://hiddenpalace.org/User:Funtimeandrefoxy funtimeandrefoxy] from the devkit <code>1400a 2454</code>. With the help of '''heyslickthatsme''', it was discovered that in the source code these files had the .dat extension and were Cloud Cache files. It should be noted that these types of files are different from those a user in the retail version obtains to complete online missions. Considering some mentions, these files were obtained from the game cloud in November 2014 because there are mentions of the "Heists" DLC and the devkit was used at that time. There is no way to open these files, although with a text program, it is possible to view some parts of them. It should be noted that the file header is the first 28 bytes, and what follows are other files. Whether there is any way to restore these files on private servers is unknown. As the names of the files are lost, a number was assigned in order of extraction, and these 19 files will be explained below what each one contains (although it is mostly inaccurate).
On July 14, 2025, 19 "CLOU" files were discovered and extracted with a Hex program by [https://hiddenpalace.org/User:Funtimeandrefoxy funtimeandrefoxy] from the devkit <code>1400a 2454</code>. With the help of '''heyslickthatsme''', it was discovered that in the source code these files had the .dat extension and were Cloud Cache files. It should be noted that these types of files are different from those a user in the retail version obtains to complete online missions. Based on the information available, these files were retrieved from the cloud in November 2014 and contain information about the Heists DLC, which was released in March 2015. Therefore, they likely contain initial data, as well as data related to unused missions, and perhaps even the CNC DLC, which was supposed to be released in 2015 but was canceled. There are 19 files in total. As the name is unknown, a number from 1 to 19 was assigned.


To the surprise of the user who performed extractions on the devkit mentioned above, it appears that over 200 files were discovered in a devkit called "" belonging to "".
To the surprise of the user who performed extractions on the devkit mentioned above, it appears that over 200 files were discovered in a devkit called <code>TB00022</code> belonging to [https://hiddenpalace.org/MrPinball64 MrPinball64]. These files are from September 2013 (+- 1 month before the release of GTA Online). Although it is close to the final version, there are differences. All files with a number above 19 are part of this.


'''Note1: It is quite likely that all files that exist in these .dat files can be opened with some internal or external program, although which ones are unknown.'''
'''Note1: It is quite likely that all files that exist in these .dat files can be opened with some internal or external program, although which ones are unknown.'''
'''Note2:


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* It is 96kb in size.
* It is 96kb in size.
* Interestingly, it contains a dds file. It's a photo loading screen.
* Interestingly, it contains a dds file. This is a photo of the social club.


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* It is 96kb in size.
* It is 96kb in size.
* Interestingly, it contains a dds file. It's a photo loading screen.
* Interestingly, it contains a dds file. This is a photo of the social club.


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==9.dat==
==9.dat==


* A file probably used to store mission descriptions.
* The first part contains unknown data.
* The first part contains unknown data.
* The second part contains a lot of txt files:
* The second part contains a lot of txt files:
** finish at Weazel Plaza hotel. Enjoy the ride;
 
** Watch your speed as you climb a dangerous path to the top, followed by a downhill section and a quick finish on the beach
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 150%;"
** Fast, medium length, lap race. No jumps, no props, just racing
! scope="col" style="width: 30%" |Mission Description
** High Road contest is here in LS!
! scope="col" style="width: 20%" |Mission Name
** Race through the finest selection of Downtown LS and Vinewood streets
! scope="col" style="width: 10%" |Used?
** Fast and technical with a couple of nice surprises, and it's all local!
! scope="col" style="width: 10%" |Notes
** Your car will need all the armor it can get... maybe wings too!
|-
** A series of jumps on the highway
|<center>finish at Weazel Plaza hotel. Enjoy the ride</center>
** A tribute to the classic racing track
|<center>From Weazel to Weazel</center>
** Watch out for the skaters and ballers
|<center>Yes</center>
** Watch out for the skaters and ballers... Or not
|Only the end of the text is present
** Massacre at the Lodge! The fence around the lodge ensures that the fighting stays in a narrow area. Relax for a second, and you're dead!
|-
** A drag race around the outskirts of San Andreas
|<center>Watch your speed as you climb a dangerous path to the top, followed by a downhill section and a quick finish on the beach</center>
** Classic oval race on the roof of the Maze Bank Arena.
|<center>Getting High And Low</center>
** Race up to 8 in eights for 0.8 mile laps around the Los Santos Customs in East Los Santos. What did the 0 say to the 8? Great belt!
|<center>Yes</center>
** This is as close as you will get to the Monaco GP in GTA Online!
|
** A very technical and dangerous track with blind corners, bumps and long straight road. Based on the real track in Germany, recreated around Banham Canyon, Tongva Hills, Great Chaparral and Vinewood Hills in Los Santos. Recommended for skilled driver.
|-
** No traffic, barriers set in place for track. 3 quick laps of the observatory run.
|<center>Fast, medium length, lap race. No jumps, no props, just racing</center>
** Some things in life are hard, so hard it's almost like a mountain stands in between you and where you need to be!
|<center>-</center>
** Play a round of paintball on the shore!
|<center>No</center>
** Kill or be killed
|
** A riot has broken out in Bolingbroke Penitentiary's yard.
|-
** Tricky turns and twists.
|<center>High Road contest is here in LS!</center>
** For this race, you need total concentration!
|<center>High Road</center>
** Race downtown Los Santos at top speed.
|<center>Yes</center>
** A simple race around Sandy Shores, with some destruction and mayhem.
|
** Use your military training to eliminate the enemy.
|-
** Spawn with tanks, jets, and choppers for an all-out battle at Sandy Shores Airfield.
|<center>Race through the finest selection of Downtown LS and Vinewood streets. Fast and technical with a couple of nice surprises, and it's all local!</center>
** RPGs, Miniguns, and Heavy Snipers only, with tons of space
|<center>Hipster Happy Hour</center>
** Enjoy the best switchbacks in Blaine County with this winding offroad race up and down the hills of the Grand Senora Desert.
|<center>Yes</center>
** A tribute to the legendary track 'Stars in Your Eyes' in GTA IV
|
** It's a fast race for cars and motorcycles on one of the busiest highways in Los Santos, so you might want to turn traffic off if your reactions aren't quick enough.
|-
** TDM in Sandy Shores hangar
|<center>Your car will need all the armor it can get... maybe wings too!</center>
** small map with plenty of killling opportunities
|<center>Jump and Die</center>
** A quick dash through the city to A and E, but can you make it to the roof?
|<center>Yes</center>
** Guns, cars, trash and death
|
** Lengthy lap race around Grapeseed with lots of long stretches and a few tricky turns. Watch out for those Sandkings, they think they own the road
|-
** Follow the winding roads of Vinewood Hills as you race from Galileo Observatory to Tongva Valley.
|<center>A series of jumps on the highway</center>
** Attack the town of Woodbury, or protect it. Forced weapons are pistols, with melee weapons, grenades, snipers, and more as pickups - recommended playing mode. Accurate vehicles and scared NPC's included!
|<center>Jumps Jumps Jumps</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>A tribute to the classic racing track</center>
|<center>Laguna Seca Remake</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Watch out for the skaters and ballers... Or not</center>
|<center>Little Seoul Park</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Massacre at the Lodge! The fence around the lodge ensures that the fighting stays in a narrow area. Relax for a second, and you're dead!</center>
|<center>Lodge Battle</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>A drag race around the outskirts of San Andreas</center>
|<center>Long Haul 2</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Classic oval race on the roof of the Maze Bank Arena.</center>
|<center>LS FORUM</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Race up to 8 in eights for 0.8 mile laps around the Los Santos Customs in East Los Santos. What did the 0 say to the 8? Great belt!</center>
|<center>LSC Great Eight</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>This is as close as you will get to the Monaco GP in GTA Online!</center>
|<center>Monaco Grand Prix GTA ed.</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>A very technical and dangerous track with blind corners, bumps and long straight road. Based on the real track in Germany, recreated around Banham Canyon, Tongva Hills, Great Chaparral and Vinewood Hills in Los Santos. Recommended for skilled driver.</center>
|<center>Nurburgring</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>No traffic, barriers set in place for track. 3 quick laps of the observatory run.</center>
|<center>Observe And Race</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Some things in life are hard, so hard it's almost like a mountain stands in between you and where you need to be!</center>
|<center>Over the Hill II</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Play a round of paintball on the shore!</center>
|<center>Paintball!</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Kill or be killed</center>
|<center>-</center>
|<center>No</center>
|
|-
|<center>Play a round of paintball on the shore!</center>
|<center>Paintball!</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>A riot has broken out in Bolingbroke Penitentiary's yard.</center>
|<center>Prison Thugz Fight</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Tricky turns and twists..</center>
|<center>Quick 'n Quarrelsome</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>For this race, you need total concentration!</center>
|<center>Refuel</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Race downtown Los Santos at top speed.</center>
|<center>Rush Hour</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>A simple race around Sandy Shores, with some destruction and mayhem.</center>
|<center>Sandy Shores Circus</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Use your military training to eliminate the enemy.</center>
|<center>Saving Ryan's Privates</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Spawn with tanks, jets, and choppers for an all-out battle at Sandy Shores Airfield. RPGs, Miniguns, and Heavy Snipers only, with tons of space</center>
|<center>SEAL Team Six</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Enjoy the best switchbacks in Blaine County with this winding offroad race up and down the hills of the Grand Senora Desert.</center>
|<center>Senora Desert Hills</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>A tribute to the legendary track 'Stars in Your Eyes' in GTA IV. It's a fast race for cars and motorcycles on one of the busiest highways in Los Santos, so you might want to turn traffic off if your reactions aren't quick enough.</center>
|<center>Stars in Your Eyes</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>TDM in Sandy Shores hangar... small map with plenty of killling opportunities.</center>
|<center>Terry's Hangout</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>A quick dash through the city to A and E, but can you make it to the roof?</center>
|<center>The Hospital Dash</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Guns, cars, trash and death</center>
|<center>The Pad of Death</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Lengthy lap race around Grapeseed with lots of long stretches and a few tricky turns. Watch out for those Sandkings, they think they own the road</center>
|<center>Through The Grapeseed</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Follow the winding roads of Vinewood Hills as you race from Galileo Observatory to Tongva Valley.</center>
|<center>Twists and Twirls</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|-
|<center>Attack the town of Woodbury, or protect it. Forced weapons are pistols, with melee weapons, grenades, snipers, and more as pickups - recommended playing mode. Accurate vehicles and scared NPC's included!</center>
|<center>Woodbury</center>
|<center>Yes</center>
|
|}
 
 
* The third part contains unknown data.
* The third part contains unknown data.
* It appears to be a file that stores data for various game modes. There are probably hacked game mods here. Interestingly, horse racing with weapons is mentioned.


==10.dat==
==10.dat==


* It is 96kb in size.
* It is 96kb in size.
* Interestingly, it contains a dds file. It's a photo loading screen.
* Interestingly, it contains a dds file. This is a photo of the social club.


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* It is 96kb in size.
* It is 96kb in size.
* Interestingly, it contains a dds file. It's a photo loading screen.
* Interestingly, it contains a dds file. This is a photo of the social club.


For some reason it is said that the image contains malicious code for some reason.
For some reason it is said that the image contains malicious code for some reason.
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==13.dat==
==13.dat==


The Lost MC have some special Lectro bikes at their clubhouse in East Vinewood. Go over there and steal them then leave them at the drop off.
 
* The file was used to store mission descriptions. It appears that most of it is unused (and macabre). The descriptions are:
** The Lost MC have some special Lectro bikes at their clubhouse in East Vinewood. Go over there and steal them then leave them at the drop off.
** Jetsam Terminal - Player 1 = Sheep, and must collect all the checkpoints without using weapons. Team 2 = Wolves, and must take out the Sheep using only grenades.
** Jetsam Terminal - Player 1 = Sheep, and must collect all the checkpoints without using weapons. Team 2 = Wolves, and must take out the Sheep using only grenades.
** Vinewood - Player 1 = Sheep, and must collect all the checkpoints without using weapons. Team 2 = Wolves, and must destroy the Sheep using only grenades.
** Vinewood - Player 1 = Sheep, and must collect all the checkpoints without using weapons. Team 2 = Wolves, and must destroy the Sheep using only grenades.
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==17.dat==
==17.dat==


* The first part contains several txt files, these being:
* The first part contains several txt files.
** Who needs love when you've got booze in your belly and stars in your eyes? Lap race for cars and bikes taking in all the tourist sights of Vinewood and Rockford Hills.
** Who needs love when you've got booze in your belly and stars in your eyes? Lap race for cars and bikes taking in all the tourist sights of Vinewood and Rockford Hills.
** Deathmatch variation. First person killed becomes 'It', and must kill another player before the time runs out. Only the person who is It is allowed to use weapons.
** Deathmatch variation. First person killed becomes 'It', and must kill another player before the time runs out. Only the person who is It is allowed to use weapons.
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* The file size is probably less than 96kb but it was chosen to extract at that size.
* The file size is probably less than 96kb but it was chosen to extract at that size.
* Contains a jpg file of unknown purpose.
* Contains a jpg file. the image corresponds to an old version of the "Death Metal" mission.
 


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* The file size is probably less than 96kb but it was chosen to extract at that size.
* The file size is probably less than 96kb but it was chosen to extract at that size.
* Contains a jpg file of unknown purpose.
* Contains a jpg file from possibly an unused mission.


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* The file size is probably less than 96kb but it was chosen to extract at that size.
* The file size is probably less than 96kb but it was chosen to extract at that size.
* Contains a jpg file of unknown purpose.
* Contains a jpg file from the mission "Field Trip".


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* It is 32kb in size.
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file of unknown purpose.
* Contains a jpg file possibly from an unused online mission.


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* It is 32kb in size.
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file of unknown purpose.
* Contains a jpg file possibly from an unused online mission.


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* It is 32kb in size.
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file of unknown purpose.
* Contains a jpg file possibly from an unused mission.


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* What the data means is unknown.
* What the data means is unknown.


{{Download}}
==a12.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file from a used or unused online mission.
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a12.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a13.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file from a used or unused online mission.
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a13.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a14.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file possibly from an unused online mission.
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a14.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a15.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file possibly from an unused online mission.
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a15.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a16.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file from the online mission "Fort Zancudo (Deathmatch)".
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a16.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a17.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file from the mission "Graveyard Shift".
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a17.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a18.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* What the data means is unknown.
 
==a19.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file from the mission "Game on the asphalt".
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a19.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a20.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file from the online mission "Downtown Underground".
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a20.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a21.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file possibly from an unused online mission.
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a21.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a22.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file possibly from an unused online mission.
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a22.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
 
==a23.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file from the online mission "El Burro Heights (Deathmatch)".
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a23.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a24.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file from the misison "pron a deathmatch".
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a24.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a25.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file from the online mission "Crossfire".
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a25.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a26.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file possibly from an unused online mission.
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a26.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a27.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file from the online mission "between the rocks".
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a27.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a28.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file from the online mission "Pier 400 (race)".
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a28.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a29.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file possibly from an unused online mission.
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a29.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a30.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* Contains a jpg file from the online mission "Refinery".
 
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a30.dat.jpg
</gallery>
 
==a31.dat==
 
* It is 320kb in size.
* What the data means is unknown.
 
==a32.dat==
 
* It is 6.18mb in size.
* First part has unknown data, second part has incomplete xml file? related to gta online eula.
 
==a33.dat==
 
* It is 576kb in size.
* What the data means is unknown.
 
==a34.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* What the data means is unknown.
 
==a35.dat==
 
* It is 96kb in size.
* Interestingly, it contains a dds file. This is a photo of the social club.
 
For some reason it is said that the image contains malicious code for some reason.
<gallery>
File:Cloud Cache Files a35.dat.png
</gallery>
 
==a36.dat==
 
* It is 32kb in size.
* What the data means is unknown.
 
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