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* [[ARC (Internet Archive)]] (.arc) | * [[ARC (Internet Archive)]] (.arc) | ||
* [[BagIt]] | * [[BagIt]] | ||
| + | ** [[Mailbag]] | ||
* [[BAR (Age of Mythology)]] | * [[BAR (Age of Mythology)]] | ||
* [[bar]] (SunOS 4) | * [[bar]] (SunOS 4) | ||
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* [[Flash (Micro TECH Systems)]] (.flh) | * [[Flash (Micro TECH Systems)]] (.flh) | ||
* [[Hamster archive]] | * [[Hamster archive]] | ||
| + | * [[HRX]] | ||
* [[LBR]] (.lbr) | * [[LBR]] (.lbr) | ||
* [[LBR (Commodore)]] (.lbr) | * [[LBR (Commodore)]] (.lbr) | ||
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* [[Mozilla Archive]] (.mar) | * [[Mozilla Archive]] (.mar) | ||
* [[pax]] | * [[pax]] | ||
| + | * [[QFC]] | ||
* [[Quake PAK]] | * [[Quake PAK]] | ||
| + | * [[SAVF]] | ||
* [[SeqBox]] (.sbx) | * [[SeqBox]] (.sbx) | ||
* [[siva]] (.siva) | * [[siva]] (.siva) | ||
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* [[VIV]] (.viv, .big; used in Electronic Arts games) | * [[VIV]] (.viv, .big; used in Electronic Arts games) | ||
* [[Webarchive (Safari)]] | * [[Webarchive (Safari)]] | ||
| + | * [[XMIT]] | ||
== Compression + archiving == | == Compression + archiving == | ||
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* [[777]] | * [[777]] | ||
* [[7z]] (.7z) | * [[7z]] (.7z) | ||
| + | * [[ACB (compressed archive)|ACB]] | ||
* [[ACE]] (.ace) | * [[ACE]] (.ace) | ||
* [[afio]] | * [[afio]] | ||
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* [[ALZ]] (.alz) (ALZip) | * [[ALZ]] (.alz) (ALZip) | ||
* [[AMG (compressed archive)|AMG]] (AMGC) | * [[AMG (compressed archive)|AMG]] (AMGC) | ||
| + | * [[ar (Haruhiko Okumura)]] | ||
* [[AR7]] | * [[AR7]] | ||
* [[ARC (compression format)|ARC]] (PC/MS-DOS) (.arc) | * [[ARC (compression format)|ARC]] (PC/MS-DOS) (.arc) | ||
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* [[ArcMac]] | * [[ArcMac]] | ||
* [[ARG]] | * [[ARG]] | ||
| + | * [[ARHANGEL]] | ||
| + | * [[ARI (compressed archive)|ARI]] | ||
* [[ARJ]] | * [[ARJ]] | ||
| + | * [[ARQ]] | ||
* [[ARX]] | * [[ARX]] | ||
* [[ASD Archiver]] | * [[ASD Archiver]] | ||
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* [[BIX]] | * [[BIX]] | ||
* [[BlakHole]] (.bh) | * [[BlakHole]] (.bh) | ||
| + | * [[BLINK]] (.bli) | ||
* [[BRU]] - (RSX-11M backup) | * [[BRU]] - (RSX-11M backup) | ||
* [[BSArc and BSA]] | * [[BSArc and BSA]] | ||
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* [[CAR (SAP)|CAR]] (a SAP archive format; also see [[SAR]]) | * [[CAR (SAP)|CAR]] (a SAP archive format; also see [[SAR]]) | ||
* [[CAR (MylesHi!)]] | * [[CAR (MylesHi!)]] | ||
| + | * [[CAZIPXP]] (.caz) | ||
* [[CFL]] (Compressed file library) (.cfl) | * [[CFL]] (Compressed file library) (.cfl) | ||
* [[ChiefLZ]] (LZA) | * [[ChiefLZ]] (LZA) | ||
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* [[Compact File Set]] (.cfs) | * [[Compact File Set]] (.cfs) | ||
* [[Compact Pro]] (.cpt) | * [[Compact Pro]] (.cpt) | ||
| + | * [[CP Shrink]] (.cpz) | ||
* [[CRUSH]] | * [[CRUSH]] | ||
* [[Disk Archiver]] (.dar) | * [[Disk Archiver]] (.dar) | ||
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* [[Eazel]] (.eaz) | * [[Eazel]] (.eaz) | ||
* [[EGG (ALZip)]] (.egg) | * [[EGG (ALZip)]] (.egg) | ||
| + | * [[ERI (compressed archive)|ERI]] | ||
| + | * [[ESP (compressed archive)|ESP]] | ||
* [[Freeze!]] | * [[Freeze!]] | ||
* [[FTCOMP]] | * [[FTCOMP]] | ||
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* [[HKI]] (WinHKI) (.hki) | * [[HKI]] (WinHKI) (.hki) | ||
* [[HPACK (compressed archive)|HPACK]] (.hpk) | * [[HPACK (compressed archive)|HPACK]] (.hpk) | ||
| + | * [[HUF (CP/M)]] | ||
* [[Hyper archive]] (.hyp) | * [[Hyper archive]] (.hyp) | ||
* [[ICE (ICEOWS)]] (.ice) | * [[ICE (ICEOWS)]] (.ice) | ||
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* [[KGB Archiver]] (.kgb) | * [[KGB Archiver]] (.kgb) | ||
* [[Konqueror web archive]] (.war) | * [[Konqueror web archive]] (.war) | ||
| + | * [[LArc]] (.lzs) | ||
* [[LHA]] (.lzh, .lha) | * [[LHA]] (.lzh, .lha) | ||
* [[LHARK]] | * [[LHARK]] | ||
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* [[MDCD]] (.md) | * [[MDCD]] (.md) | ||
* [[Micrognosis Compression Archiver]] (MAR) | * [[Micrognosis Compression Archiver]] (MAR) | ||
| + | * [[MPC (Marco Czudej)]] (.mp3) | ||
| + | * [[MSXiE]] (.xie) | ||
| + | * [[NaShrinK]] (.nsk) | ||
* [[Now Compress]] | * [[Now Compress]] | ||
* [[NuFX]] (.bxy) | * [[NuFX]] (.bxy) | ||
| + | * [[OOP]] | ||
| + | * [[oPAQue]] | ||
| + | * [[PA (PowerArchiver)]] | ||
* [[packARC]] (.pja) | * [[packARC]] (.pja) | ||
* [[Packdir]] (RISC OS) | * [[Packdir]] (RISC OS) | ||
| + | * [[PACKER (ImagiSOFT)]] (The Finishing Touch) | ||
* [[PackIt]] (.pit) | * [[PackIt]] (.pit) | ||
| − | * [[PAK]] (.pak) | + | * [[PAK]] (.pak) - various formats |
* [[PAK (ARC extension)]] | * [[PAK (ARC extension)]] | ||
* [[PAQ]] (.pa6, .pa7, .pa8, others) | * [[PAQ]] (.pa6, .pa7, .pa8, others) | ||
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* [[PMA]] (.pma) | * [[PMA]] (.pma) | ||
* [[PPMd]] | * [[PPMd]] | ||
| + | * [[Pretty Simple Archiver]] (.psa) | ||
* [[PUT]] (MicroFox) (.put) | * [[PUT]] (MicroFox) (.put) | ||
* [[Quadruple D Archiver]] (.qda) | * [[Quadruple D Archiver]] (.qda) | ||
* [[Quantum compressed archive]] (.q) | * [[Quantum compressed archive]] (.q) | ||
| + | * [[QuARK]] (.ark) | ||
* [[RAR]] (.rar) | * [[RAR]] (.rar) | ||
* [[RARC (Nintendo)]] | * [[RARC (Nintendo)]] | ||
| + | * [[RAX (compressed archive)|RAX]] | ||
* [[RK]] (WinRK) | * [[RK]] (WinRK) | ||
* [[RKIVE]] (.rkv) | * [[RKIVE]] (.rkv) | ||
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* [[Scifer]] (.sen, .ba, .xml) | * [[Scifer]] (.sen, .ba, .xml) | ||
* [[ShrinkIt]] (.shk) | * [[ShrinkIt]] (.shk) | ||
| + | * [[SKY (compressed archive)|SKY]] | ||
* [[Slim!]] | * [[Slim!]] | ||
* [[Softlib]] (Softdisk Publishing) (.slb) | * [[Softlib]] (Softdisk Publishing) (.slb) | ||
* [[Spark]] (.spk) | * [[Spark]] (.spk) | ||
| + | * [[SQLite Archive]] (SQLAR) | ||
* [[Squash ARH|Squash]] (.arh) | * [[Squash ARH|Squash]] (.arh) | ||
* [[Squeeze It]] (.sqz) | * [[Squeeze It]] (.sqz) | ||
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* [[StuffIt]] (.sit) | * [[StuffIt]] (.sit) | ||
* [[StuffIt X]] (.sitx) | * [[StuffIt X]] (.sitx) | ||
| + | * [[SuperPack]] (.spa) | ||
| + | * [[TBAFS]] (RISC OS) | ||
* [[TSComp]] (.tsc) | * [[TSComp]] (.tsc) | ||
* [[UFA]] | * [[UFA]] | ||
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* [[UltraCompressor II]] (.uc, .uc0, .uc2, .ucn, .ur2, .ue2) | * [[UltraCompressor II]] (.uc, .uc0, .uc2, .ucn, .ur2, .ue2) | ||
* [[WARC]] (.warc, .warc.gz) | * [[WARC]] (.warc, .warc.gz) | ||
| + | * [[X (X1)]] (.x) | ||
* [[xar (Extensible Archive)]] (.xar) | * [[xar (Extensible Archive)]] (.xar) | ||
* [[XP3]] (.xp3) - used in [[KiriKiri Adventure Game System]] | * [[XP3]] (.xp3) - used in [[KiriKiri Adventure Game System]] | ||
| − | * [[XPACK]] (.xpa) | + | * [[xpa32]] (.xpa) |
| + | * [[XPACK archive]] (.xpa) | ||
* [[YAC]] (.yc) | * [[YAC]] (.yc) | ||
* [[Yamazaki zipper archive]] (.yz1) - used in DeepFreezer | * [[Yamazaki zipper archive]] (.yz1) - used in DeepFreezer | ||
| + | * [[ZAR (Zip-Archiv)]] | ||
| + | * [[Zet]] | ||
* [[ZIP]] (.zip) | * [[ZIP]] (.zip) | ||
* [[Zipx]] (.zipx) | * [[Zipx]] (.zipx) | ||
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== Diff files == | == Diff files == | ||
(containing only the parts of a file that have changed, so they can be applied to an existing file to update it; used for update distribution and incremental backups) | (containing only the parts of a file that have changed, so they can be applied to an existing file to update it; used for update distribution and incremental backups) | ||
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| + | * [[ACB (compressed archive)|ACB]] | ||
* [[binpatch (Jaap Korthals Altes)]] | * [[binpatch (Jaap Korthals Altes)]] | ||
| + | * [[BinPatch (Kay Hayen)]] | ||
* [[bsdiff]] | * [[bsdiff]] | ||
* [[Courgette]] | * [[Courgette]] | ||
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* [[IPS (binary patch format)]] | * [[IPS (binary patch format)]] | ||
* [[JSON Patch]] | * [[JSON Patch]] | ||
| + | * [[LDIFF LZD]] | ||
* [[RTPatch]] | * [[RTPatch]] | ||
* [[Unified diff]] | * [[Unified diff]] | ||
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(1 file => multiple files. Most file splitting utilities just produce raw file fragments, and don't have a native file format. But some use a container format, and some create a separate "control" file for metadata.) | (1 file => multiple files. Most file splitting utilities just produce raw file fragments, and don't have a native file format. But some use a container format, and some create a separate "control" file for metadata.) | ||
| + | * [[AS/ZC (Zip Chunker)]] | ||
* [[AUTOCHOP]] | * [[AUTOCHOP]] | ||
* [[LambChop]] | * [[LambChop]] | ||
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* [[CDX]] (associated with web archives) | * [[CDX]] (associated with web archives) | ||
* [[DFDL]] (Data Format Description Language) - a file format for describing file formats | * [[DFDL]] (Data Format Description Language) - a file format for describing file formats | ||
| + | * [[FilmConservationMetadata]] | ||
* [[Internet Archive metadata]] | * [[Internet Archive metadata]] | ||
* [[mtree]] | * [[mtree]] | ||
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* [[Cross-Platform Installer Module]] | * [[Cross-Platform Installer Module]] | ||
* [[deb]] (Debian package) | * [[deb]] (Debian package) | ||
| + | * [[Garc archive]] (.gar) | ||
* [[IPS archive|Image Packaging System (IPS) archive]] (.p5p) | * [[IPS archive|Image Packaging System (IPS) archive]] (.p5p) | ||
* [[IPS manifest|Image Packaging System (IPS) manifest]] (.p5m) | * [[IPS manifest|Image Packaging System (IPS) manifest]] (.p5m) | ||
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* [[Package File (OS X)]] (.pkg) | * [[Package File (OS X)]] (.pkg) | ||
* [[PackageForTheWeb]] | * [[PackageForTheWeb]] | ||
| + | * [[RED (Knowledge Dynamics)]] | ||
* [[RPM]] (RedHat Package Manager) | * [[RPM]] (RedHat Package Manager) | ||
* [[SIS]] (Symbian) | * [[SIS]] (Symbian) | ||
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* [[WAD (Wii)]] | * [[WAD (Wii)]] | ||
* [[Windows Installer]] (.msi, .msp) | * [[Windows Installer]] (.msi, .msp) | ||
| + | * [[Wise installer package]] | ||
* [[XAR (Executable Archive)]] | * [[XAR (Executable Archive)]] | ||
* [[Z/Install Lite]] | * [[Z/Install Lite]] | ||
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(in addition, some of the other archivers are able to produce executable files for some platform which include the archived data and a program to extract them, and generally have the file extension normal for executables, such as .exe for DOS/Windows. In many cases, if you rename the extension to the appropriate one for the archive type involved, e.g., '''.zip''', the file will open in the appropriate archiver, which is handy for extracting them on systems not compatible with the original executable.) | (in addition, some of the other archivers are able to produce executable files for some platform which include the archived data and a program to extract them, and generally have the file extension normal for executables, such as .exe for DOS/Windows. In many cases, if you rename the extension to the appropriate one for the archive type involved, e.g., '''.zip''', the file will open in the appropriate archiver, which is handy for extracting them on systems not compatible with the original executable.) | ||
* [[COMPACK]] / BUILDSFX | * [[COMPACK]] / BUILDSFX | ||
| + | * [[LHA/LHarc self-extracting archive]] | ||
* [[SDA]] (Self Dissolving Archive) | * [[SDA]] (Self Dissolving Archive) | ||
* [[SEA (StuffIt)]] (StuffIt Self-Extracting Archive) | * [[SEA (StuffIt)]] (StuffIt Self-Extracting Archive) | ||
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== Software == | == Software == | ||
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== Transfer formats == | == Transfer formats == | ||
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* [[GEOS Convert]] (.cvt) | * [[GEOS Convert]] (.cvt) | ||
* [[MacBinary]] | * [[MacBinary]] | ||
| + | * [[MAR Utility]] | ||
| + | * [[oric-dsk-manager exported file]] | ||
* [[TI variable file]] | * [[TI variable file]] | ||
For low-level transfer encodings, see [[Transfer Encodings]]. | For low-level transfer encodings, see [[Transfer Encodings]]. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Backup]] | ||
| + | * [[Compression]] | ||
| + | * [[Disk Image Formats]] | ||
| + | * [[Executable envelopes#Executable libraries]] | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 9 December 2021
(Lossless, for generic data + file archives)
Archiving only
(many files => 1 file, no compression attempted)
- AR file format (.a, .lib) -- Unix Archiver (ar) format as used by various compilers/linkers
- ARC (Internet Archive) (.arc)
- BagIt
- BAR (Age of Mythology)
- bar (SunOS 4)
- CAR (CarComp)
- cpio (.cpio)
- FAR (The Sims) (.far)
- Flash (Micro TECH Systems) (.flh)
- Hamster archive
- HRX
- LBR (.lbr)
- LBR (Commodore) (.lbr)
- Lynx archive (Commodore) (.lnx)
- Mozilla Archive (.mar)
- pax
- QFC
- Quake PAK
- SAVF
- SeqBox (.sbx)
- siva (.siva)
- Tape Archive (.tar)
- TPAC (Tim Gordon)
- VIV (.viv, .big; used in Electronic Arts games)
- Webarchive (Safari)
- XMIT
Compression + archiving
(Multiple files => 1 file, makes it smaller. See Compression for formats that compress single files/streams, and Disk Image Formats for formats that capture the low-level structure of a disk)
- 4Q (.4q)
- 777
- 7z (.7z)
- ACB
- ACE (.ace)
- afio
- AIN (.ain)
- ALZ (.alz) (ALZip)
- AMG (AMGC)
- ar (Haruhiko Okumura)
- AR7
- ARC (PC/MS-DOS) (.arc)
- ARC (Commodore) (.arc)
- ARC (FreeArc) (.arc)
- ARC (Internet Archive) (gzipped form: .arc.gz)
- ArcFS (RISC OS) (.arc)
- ArcMac
- ARG
- ARHANGEL
- ARI
- ARJ
- ARQ
- ARX
- ASD Archiver
- Astrotite (.afa)
- B6Z (.b6z)
- BIX
- BlakHole (.bh)
- BLINK (.bli)
- BRU - (RSX-11M backup)
- BSArc and BSA
- Cabinet (.cab)
- CAR (a SAP archive format; also see SAR)
- CAR (MylesHi!)
- CAZIPXP (.caz)
- CFL (Compressed file library) (.cfl)
- ChiefLZ (LZA)
- CMZ
- CODEC (Telvox)
- Compact File Set (.cfs)
- Compact Pro (.cpt)
- CP Shrink (.cpz)
- CRUSH
- Disk Archiver (.dar)
- DGCA (.dgc)
- Diamond
- Doom WAD (.wad)
- DWC (.dwc)
- Dzip (.dz)
- Eazel (.eaz)
- EGG (ALZip) (.egg)
- ERI
- ESP
- Freeze!
- FTCOMP
- GCA (.gca)
- Genus Graphics Library
- Greenleaf ArchiveLib
- HA (.ha)
- HAP
- HKI (WinHKI) (.hki)
- HPACK (.hpk)
- HUF (CP/M)
- Hyper archive (.hyp)
- ICE (ICEOWS) (.ice)
- IMP (.imp)
- JAR (ARJ Software) (.j)
- JARCS (.jar)
- JRchive (.jrc)
- KGB Archiver (.kgb)
- Konqueror web archive (.war)
- LArc (.lzs)
- LHA (.lzh, .lha)
- LHARK
- LHice
- LIMIT (.lim)
- LZX (.lzx)
- MAFF (Mozilla web archive; uses ZIP for compression)
- MAr (Melting-Pot)
- MDCD (.md)
- Micrognosis Compression Archiver (MAR)
- MPC (Marco Czudej) (.mp3)
- MSXiE (.xie)
- NaShrinK (.nsk)
- Now Compress
- NuFX (.bxy)
- OOP
- oPAQue
- PA (PowerArchiver)
- packARC (.pja)
- Packdir (RISC OS)
- PACKER (ImagiSOFT) (The Finishing Touch)
- PackIt (.pit)
- PAK (.pak) - various formats
- PAK (ARC extension)
- PAQ (.pa6, .pa7, .pa8, others)
- PCX Library (.pcl)
- PEA (PeaZIP) (.pea)
- PerfectCompress (.uca)
- PIM (.pim)
- PLA (ARCHICAD Archive) (.pla)
- PMA (.pma)
- PPMd
- Pretty Simple Archiver (.psa)
- PUT (MicroFox) (.put)
- Quadruple D Archiver (.qda)
- Quantum compressed archive (.q)
- QuARK (.ark)
- RAR (.rar)
- RARC (Nintendo)
- RAX
- RK (WinRK)
- RKIVE (.rkv)
- S7z (.s7z)
- SAR (a SAP archive format; also see CAR)
- SAR (Streamline Design)
- SARJ (.srj)
- Scifer (.sen, .ba, .xml)
- ShrinkIt (.shk)
- SKY
- Slim!
- Softlib (Softdisk Publishing) (.slb)
- Spark (.spk)
- SQLite Archive (SQLAR)
- Squash (.arh)
- Squeeze It (.sqz)
- SQWEZ 2.x (.sqz)
- SQX (.sqx)
- StuffIt (.sit)
- StuffIt X (.sitx)
- SuperPack (.spa)
- TBAFS (RISC OS)
- TSComp (.tsc)
- UFA
- UHARC (.uha)
- UltraCompressor II (.uc, .uc0, .uc2, .ucn, .ur2, .ue2)
- WARC (.warc, .warc.gz)
- X (X1) (.x)
- xar (Extensible Archive) (.xar)
- XP3 (.xp3) - used in KiriKiri Adventure Game System
- xpa32 (.xpa)
- XPACK archive (.xpa)
- YAC (.yc)
- Yamazaki zipper archive (.yz1) - used in DeepFreezer
- ZAR (Zip-Archiv)
- Zet
- ZIP (.zip)
- Zipx (.zipx)
- Zoo (.zoo)
- ZPack Lite (.zpk) - See Z/Install Lite
- ZPAQ
- Zzip (.zz)
Diff files
(containing only the parts of a file that have changed, so they can be applied to an existing file to update it; used for update distribution and incremental backups)
- ACB
- binpatch (Jaap Korthals Altes)
- BinPatch (Kay Hayen)
- bsdiff
- Courgette
- diff
- FidoNet nodediff
- GDIFF
- IPS (binary patch format)
- JSON Patch
- LDIFF LZD
- RTPatch
- Unified diff
- UPS (binary patch format)
- VCDIFF
See also Wikipedia:Data differencing.
Encrypted or cryptographically signed archives
File splitting
(1 file => multiple files. Most file splitting utilities just produce raw file fragments, and don't have a native file format. But some use a container format, and some create a separate "control" file for metadata.)
Also, the two sorts of Horcrux, Horcrux (jesseduffield) and Horcrux (kndyry), are split-and-encrypted files.
Filesystem backup and restoration
Formats designed for backing up disks, usually specifically targeted at particular filesystems (but backing it up in the form of file structures, not raw sector images like Disk Image Formats).
Institutional archiving
- ARK (identifier for archived documents)
- OAIS (Open Archival Information System, an organization that does archiving)
- Planets Core Registry
- PRONOM
- SIRF (Self-Contained Information Retention Format)
- Submission Information Package
- UPF (Universal Preservation Format)
Metadata formats
- Archive Team hostname file
- CDX (associated with web archives)
- DFDL (Data Format Description Language) - a file format for describing file formats
- FilmConservationMetadata
- Internet Archive metadata
- mtree
- Portland Common Data Model
- TOSEC Naming Convention
- Web Archive Metadata File (metadata for WARC)
(see also Metadata, Bibliographic data)
Miscellaneous
Program/App/Applet/Installer specialized archive formats
- APK (Android app)
- Bundle file (Linux)
- Bundle file (OS X)
- Cabal
- Cakewalk Bundle (BUN)
- Cakewalk Bundle (CWB)
- Cross-Platform Installer Module
- deb (Debian package)
- Garc archive (.gar)
- Image Packaging System (IPS) archive (.p5p)
- Image Packaging System (IPS) manifest (.p5m)
- Inno Setup self-extracting archive
- InstallShield CAB
- InstallShield installer archive
- InstallShield Z
- IPA (.ipa) => iOS app in archived form; actually in zip format
- Jar (.j, .jar) (Java) => this is just a renamed zip file with some mandatory files
- Meta-Package File (.mpkg) (Mac OS X)
- Microsoft Update Standalone Package
- NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)
- Olive (executable virtual-machine archive of software)
- Package File (OS X) (.pkg)
- PackageForTheWeb
- RED (Knowledge Dynamics)
- RPM (RedHat Package Manager)
- SIS (Symbian)
- Snap
- SWG (SWAG)
- Unity package file
- WAD (Wii)
- Windows Installer (.msi, .msp)
- Wise installer package
- XAR (Executable Archive)
- Z/Install Lite
Self-extracting archives
(in addition, some of the other archivers are able to produce executable files for some platform which include the archived data and a program to extract them, and generally have the file extension normal for executables, such as .exe for DOS/Windows. In many cases, if you rename the extension to the appropriate one for the archive type involved, e.g., .zip, the file will open in the appropriate archiver, which is handy for extracting them on systems not compatible with the original executable.)
- COMPACK / BUILDSFX
- LHA/LHarc self-extracting archive
- SDA (Self Dissolving Archive)
- SEA (StuffIt) (StuffIt Self-Extracting Archive)
- Self-extracting ZIP
- SFX (Self-Extracting Archive)
- shar (Shell Archive, in Unix-like systems)
- SQWEZ
Software
Refer to Compression and archiving software.
Transfer formats
(encapsulate a system-specific file structure to make it compatible with foreign systems, file transfer protocols, etc.)
- AppleDouble
- AppleSingle
- Bento (1990s Apple cross-platform compound content format)
- Binary II (.bny) (for Apple II series) (often squeezed as .bqy)
- BinHex (.hqx)
- GEOS Convert (.cvt)
- MacBinary
- MAR Utility
- oric-dsk-manager exported file
- TI variable file
For low-level transfer encodings, see Transfer Encodings.
