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| − | ''' | + | '''HFS+''' (also known as Mac OS Extended) is an Apple MacOS filesystem that is the successor to [[HFS]], with some improvements, such as using a 32-bit file length field rather than 16 to allow much bigger files. It also supports [[Unicode]] characters in file names, which can be up to 255 characters long and which can contain any characters in the Unicode repertoire, though there may be OS or API-specific restrictions on allowable characters. |
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| + | == Identification == | ||
| + | For the original HFS+ format, the ASCII signature "{{magic|H+}}" appears at offset 1024 of a raw image file. | ||
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| + | For the '''HFSX''' extension of HFS+, the signature is "{{magic|HX}}". | ||
== Format documentation == | == Format documentation == | ||
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* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/hfsprogs HFS programs (for Linux)] | * [http://packages.debian.org/sid/hfsprogs HFS programs (for Linux)] | ||
* [http://www.osxbook.com/software/hfsdebug/ HFS Debugger] | * [http://www.osxbook.com/software/hfsdebug/ HFS Debugger] | ||
| + | * [[7-Zip]] | ||
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| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * [https://archive.org/details/Norton_AntiVirus_10_for_Macintosh Norton AntiVirus 10 for Macintosh] → "Norton AntiVirus 10.0 CD for Macintosh.toast" ([[Apple Partition Map|APM]] with HFS+ partition) | ||
| + | * [https://archive.org/details/Rogue_Ameoba_Software_Macintosh Rogue Ameoba Software (Macintosh)] → "Rogue Ameoba Software (Macintosh).iso" (hybrid {[[Apple Partition Map|APM]] with HFS+ partition} / [[ISO 9660]]) | ||
== Other links == | == Other links == | ||
* [[Wikipedia:HFS Plus|Wikipedia article]] | * [[Wikipedia:HFS Plus|Wikipedia article]] | ||
* [https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/qa/qa1173/_index.html Text encodings in VFS (Apple tech Q&A)] | * [https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/qa/qa1173/_index.html Text encodings in VFS (Apple tech Q&A)] | ||
| + | * [http://blog.barthe.ph/2014/06/10/hfs-plus-bit-rot/ HFS+ Bit Rot] | ||
[[Category:Apple]] | [[Category:Apple]] | ||
[[Category:Macintosh]] | [[Category:Macintosh]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:50, 18 October 2022
HFS+ (also known as Mac OS Extended) is an Apple MacOS filesystem that is the successor to HFS, with some improvements, such as using a 32-bit file length field rather than 16 to allow much bigger files. It also supports Unicode characters in file names, which can be up to 255 characters long and which can contain any characters in the Unicode repertoire, though there may be OS or API-specific restrictions on allowable characters.
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[edit] Identification
For the original HFS+ format, the ASCII signature "H+" appears at offset 1024 of a raw image file.
For the HFSX extension of HFS+, the signature is "HX".
[edit] Format documentation
- Technical Note TN1150: HFS Plus Volume Format
- Technical Note TN1189: The Monster Disk Driver Technote
[edit] Software
[edit] Sample files
- Norton AntiVirus 10 for Macintosh → "Norton AntiVirus 10.0 CD for Macintosh.toast" (APM with HFS+ partition)
- Rogue Ameoba Software (Macintosh) → "Rogue Ameoba Software (Macintosh).iso" (hybrid {APM with HFS+ partition} / ISO 9660)
