Editing Data file

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[[File:P3 KopPad Exploration Notes icon.png|thumb|The data file icon on the [[KopPad]].]]

'''Data files''' ({{j|メモデータ|Memo Dēta|Memo Data}}) are collectibles scattered around the surface of [[PNF-404]] in {{p3}}. They appear as glowing yellow {{w|Secure Digital|SD cards}} that float in place. Data files may contain text and/or images, and there are 120 of them in all. There are 88 that must be physically picked up and 11 more received by doing certain optional tasks (such as collecting spacesuit [[gear]]). The remaining 21 are automatically obtained during progress through the main story.

Once one has been collected, it disappears from its spot, and is added to the [[Exploration Notes]] app on the [[KopPad]]. This app is unlocked after one data file is collected in the original ''Pikmin 3'', or upon finding the KopPad in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''. The app keeps a collection of all obtained data files. When the active [[leader]] touches a data file, a brief [[cutscene]] takes place, where the gameplay pauses, the leader is seen celebrating, and the data file is opened automatically. If, however, an inactive leader touches a data file, the object will still be collected, but the gameplay will not pause, nor will the file be opened – instead, the leader in question will announce they have found a data file. In the Hard and Ultra-Spicy [[Difficulty|difficulties]] in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', the cutscene does not take place for most data files, though a few still have it.

Data files seem to be the medium in which [[Captain Olimar]] stores his notes in {{hp}}. This is because the button that brings the player to [[Hey! Pikmin logs|the logs]] is a data file.

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[[File:P3 Exploration Notes Indigenous Life icon.png|24px]] This group gives brief details about an enemy, such as its attacks and weak points. For example, one file in this group states that the [[Bulborb]]'s eyes are its weak points.

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===Secret Files===

[[File:P3 Exploration Notes Other icon.png|24px]] This group holds nothing but pictures of Pikmin holding various numbers. There are two per area, and entering the code they form on a Wii U exclusive website allows the player to view video logs of Captain Olimar's journey during the story of ''Pikmin 3''. These are exclusive to the original Wii U release of the game.

 

 

 

 

 

GoldenTab.png|Brittany and some [[Yellow Pikmin]] near a data file.

DataFile.jpg|A data file in a body of water.

P3D Data File close-up.jpg|A data file on sandy terrain.

BulborbDataFile1.jpg|An example of the content of a data file.

*[[Olimar's voyage log]]

*[[Hey! Pikmin logs]]