AOL Personal Filing Cabinet

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==Overview==  
 
==Overview==  
The America Online software stores email and web bookmarks (also known as "favorites") in a file known as the PFC (Personal Filing Cabinet) format.
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The America Online ([[AOL]]) software stores email and web bookmarks (also known as "favorites") in a file known as the PFC (Personal Filing Cabinet) format.
 
The format is different between Mac and PC versions apparently.  The extension is either .pfc or nothing- see [http://astroblahhh.com/software/tips/aol-pfc-files-and-how-to-convert-them-for-free.shtml#how-i-used-pfc-viewer-to-export-my-mail here] for some details on the extension.
 
The format is different between Mac and PC versions apparently.  The extension is either .pfc or nothing- see [http://astroblahhh.com/software/tips/aol-pfc-files-and-how-to-convert-them-for-free.shtml#how-i-used-pfc-viewer-to-export-my-mail here] for some details on the extension.
  
 
==Tools==
 
==Tools==
[http://home.roadrunner.com/~ernieyu/pfcviewer/index.htm PFC-Viewer] Java tool that can view and export emails from Personal Filing Cabinets.  Source code available here: [https://github.com/ernieyu/pfcviewer https://github.com/ernieyu/pfcviewer] or here: [http://home.roadrunner.com/~ernieyu/pfcviewer/pfcview-0.5-src.jar http://home.roadrunner.com/~ernieyu/pfcviewer/pfcview-0.5-src.jar]
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[http://www.freeviewer.org/pfc/ PFC-Viewer] tool that can view and export emails from Personal Filing Cabinets.  Source code available here: [https://github.com/ernieyu/pfcviewer https://github.com/ernieyu/pfcviewer] or here: [http://home.roadrunner.com/~ernieyu/pfcviewer/pfcview-0.5-src.jar http://home.roadrunner.com/~ernieyu/pfcviewer/pfcview-0.5-src.jar]
  
 
==Additional info==
 
==Additional info==
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[http://xi6.com/hacks/aolmacfc.html Mac PFC info]
 
[http://xi6.com/hacks/aolmacfc.html Mac PFC info]
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File Format
Name AOL Personal Filing Cabinet
Ontology
Extension(s) .pfc
LoCFDD fdd000456

[edit] Overview

The America Online (AOL) software stores email and web bookmarks (also known as "favorites") in a file known as the PFC (Personal Filing Cabinet) format. The format is different between Mac and PC versions apparently. The extension is either .pfc or nothing- see here for some details on the extension.

[edit] Tools

PFC-Viewer tool that can view and export emails from Personal Filing Cabinets. Source code available here: https://github.com/ernieyu/pfcviewer or here: http://home.roadrunner.com/~ernieyu/pfcviewer/pfcview-0.5-src.jar

[edit] Additional info

http://web.archive.org/web/20050420101922/http://members.aol.com/fvongordon/pfc/documentation.htm This is the work that PFC Viewer was based on- there's some info about the format, and the program the person made, plus a text file of the file format details PFC-Details.zip download.

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