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'''HFS''' ('''Hierarchical File System'''), also known as '''Mac OS Standard format''', is the native filesystem format of Apple's Mac OS operating system. It is the predecessor of [[HFS+]].
 
'''HFS''' ('''Hierarchical File System'''), also known as '''Mac OS Standard format''', is the native filesystem format of Apple's Mac OS operating system. It is the predecessor of [[HFS+]].
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
The ASCII characters "<code>BD</code>" appear at offset 1024.
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== Software ==
 
== Software ==

Revision as of 16:03, 9 December 2017

File Format
Name HFS
Ontology
Extension(s) .hfs, .img
PRONOM fmt/1105

HFS (Hierarchical File System), also known as Mac OS Standard format, is the native filesystem format of Apple's Mac OS operating system. It is the predecessor of HFS+.

Contents

Identification

The ASCII characters "BD" appear at offset 1024.

Software

  • Supported natively by Mac OS and OS X (read-only in newer versions).
  • The Linux kernel optionally supports HFS (read+write).
  • HFSExplorer
  • hfsutils
  • 7-Zip [Ed. note: Claims to support HFS, but we've had no luck with it.]

Sample files

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