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:Not to be confused with [[HFS (IBM)]], a distinct IBM mainframe filesystem with the same name.
 
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{{FormatInfo
 
|formattype=electronic
 
|formattype=electronic
 
|subcat=Filesystem
 
|subcat=Filesystem
|extensions={{ext|hfs}}
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|extensions={{ext|hfs}}, {{ext|img}}
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|pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/1105}}
 
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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+]].
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'''HFS''' ('''Hierarchical File System'''), also known as '''Mac OS Standard format''', is the native filesystem format of Apple's classic 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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The ASCII characters "{{magic|BD}}" appear at offset 1024.
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== Specifications ==
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* [https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/mac/Files/Files-99.html Information from Apple]
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
* Supported natively by Mac OS and OS X (read-only in newer versions).
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* Supported natively by classic Mac OS, OS X, macOS (read-only in newer versions).
 
* The Linux kernel optionally supports HFS (read+write).
 
* The Linux kernel optionally supports HFS (read+write).
* [http://www.catacombae.org/hfsx.html HFSExplorer]
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* [http://www.catacombae.org/hfsexplorer/ HFSExplorer]
 
* [http://www.mars.org/home/rob/proj/hfs/ hfsutils]
 
* [http://www.mars.org/home/rob/proj/hfs/ hfsutils]
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* [https://pypi.org/project/machfs/ MacHFS python library]
 
* [[7-Zip]] ''[Ed. note: Claims to support HFS, but we've had no luck with it.]''
 
* [[7-Zip]] ''[Ed. note: Claims to support HFS, but we've had no luck with it.]''
  

Latest revision as of 18:42, 19 April 2024

Not to be confused with HFS (IBM), a distinct IBM mainframe filesystem with the same name.
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 classic Mac OS operating system. It is the predecessor of HFS+.

Contents

[edit] Identification

The ASCII characters "BD" appear at offset 1024.

[edit] Specifications

[edit] Software

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

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