"Symbol information is necessary when you debug applications with various Microsoft tools. Symbol files provide a footprint of the functions that are contained in executables and dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). In addition, symbol files can present a roadmap of the function calls that lead to the point of failure. For example, the symbols are necessary when you dump call stacks inside a debugger.
To acquire symbol files (.dbg or .pdb files) for Microsoft products, you can use the Microsoft Symbol Server"
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