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* [[CAR (CarComp)]] | * [[CAR (CarComp)]] | ||
* [[cpio]] (.cpio) | * [[cpio]] (.cpio) | ||
| + | * [[DPK]] | ||
* [[FAR (The Sims)]] (.far) | * [[FAR (The Sims)]] (.far) | ||
* [[Flash (Micro TECH Systems)]] (.flh) | * [[Flash (Micro TECH Systems)]] (.flh) | ||
| + | * [[GRP (Build Engine Group Archive)]] (.grp) | ||
* [[Hamster archive]] | * [[Hamster archive]] | ||
| + | * [[HMM Packfile]] | ||
* [[HRX]] | * [[HRX]] | ||
* [[LBR]] (.lbr) | * [[LBR]] (.lbr) | ||
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* [[Mozilla Archive]] (.mar) | * [[Mozilla Archive]] (.mar) | ||
* [[pax]] | * [[pax]] | ||
| + | * [[Packaged Activity]] (.apk) | ||
* [[QFC]] | * [[QFC]] | ||
* [[Quake PAK]] | * [[Quake PAK]] | ||
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* [[Webarchive (Safari)]] | * [[Webarchive (Safari)]] | ||
* [[XMIT]] | * [[XMIT]] | ||
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| + | === Text-based === | ||
| + | * [[HRA]] | ||
| + | * [[HRX]] | ||
== Compression + archiving == | == Compression + archiving == | ||
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* [[Ai Archiver]] (.ai) | * [[Ai Archiver]] (.ai) | ||
* [[AIN]] (.ain) | * [[AIN]] (.ain) | ||
| + | * [[AKT]] | ||
* [[ALZ]] (.alz) (ALZip) | * [[ALZ]] (.alz) (ALZip) | ||
* [[AMG (compressed archive)|AMG]] (AMGC) | * [[AMG (compressed archive)|AMG]] (AMGC) | ||
* [[ar (Haruhiko Okumura)]] | * [[ar (Haruhiko Okumura)]] | ||
| + | * [[Apple Archive]] (.aar)[https://developer.apple.com/documentation/applearchive] | ||
| + | * [[Apple Encrypted Archive]] (.aea)[https://developer.apple.com/documentation/applearchive#3761312] | ||
* [[AR7]] | * [[AR7]] | ||
* [[ARC (compression format)|ARC]] (PC/MS-DOS) (.arc) | * [[ARC (compression format)|ARC]] (PC/MS-DOS) (.arc) | ||
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* [[BRU]] - (RSX-11M backup) | * [[BRU]] - (RSX-11M backup) | ||
* [[BSArc and BSA]] | * [[BSArc and BSA]] | ||
| + | * [[BTSPK]] | ||
* [[Cabinet]] (.cab) | * [[Cabinet]] (.cab) | ||
* [[CAR (SAP)|CAR]] (a SAP archive format; also see [[SAR]]) | * [[CAR (SAP)|CAR]] (a SAP archive format; also see [[SAR]]) | ||
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* [[Eazel]] (.eaz) | * [[Eazel]] (.eaz) | ||
* [[EGG (ALZip)]] (.egg) | * [[EGG (ALZip)]] (.egg) | ||
| + | * [[ELI 5750]] | ||
* [[ERI (compressed archive)|ERI]] | * [[ERI (compressed archive)|ERI]] | ||
* [[ESP (compressed archive)|ESP]] | * [[ESP (compressed archive)|ESP]] | ||
| + | * [[Fold (J. Turin)]] | ||
| + | * [[FOXSQZ]] | ||
* [[Freeze!]] | * [[Freeze!]] | ||
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* [[GCA]] (.gca) | * [[GCA]] (.gca) | ||
* [[Genus Graphics Library]] | * [[Genus Graphics Library]] | ||
| + | * [[GFSA]] (.fa) | ||
* [[Greenleaf ArchiveLib]] | * [[Greenleaf ArchiveLib]] | ||
* [[HA]] (.ha) | * [[HA]] (.ha) | ||
* [[HAP]] | * [[HAP]] | ||
| + | * [[HIT (compressed archive)|HIT]] | ||
* [[HKI]] (WinHKI) (.hki) | * [[HKI]] (WinHKI) (.hki) | ||
* [[HPACK (compressed archive)|HPACK]] (.hpk) | * [[HPACK (compressed archive)|HPACK]] (.hpk) | ||
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* [[NaShrinK]] (.nsk) | * [[NaShrinK]] (.nsk) | ||
* [[Now Compress]] | * [[Now Compress]] | ||
| − | * [[NuFX]] (. | + | * [[NuFX]] / ShrinkIt (.shk) |
* [[OOP]] | * [[OOP]] | ||
* [[oPAQue]] | * [[oPAQue]] | ||
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* [[PAK]] (.pak) - various formats | * [[PAK]] (.pak) - various formats | ||
* [[PAK (ARC extension)]] | * [[PAK (ARC extension)]] | ||
| + | * [[PAKLEO]] | ||
* [[PAQ]] (.pa6, .pa7, .pa8, others) | * [[PAQ]] (.pa6, .pa7, .pa8, others) | ||
* [[PAQJ]] (.qar) | * [[PAQJ]] (.qar) | ||
| + | * [[PC-Shrink]] (.shr) | ||
* [[PCX Library]] (.pcl) | * [[PCX Library]] (.pcl) | ||
* [[PEA]] (PeaZIP) (.pea) | * [[PEA]] (PeaZIP) (.pea) | ||
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* [[SAR (Streamline Design)]] | * [[SAR (Streamline Design)]] | ||
* [[SARJ]] (.srj) | * [[SARJ]] (.srj) | ||
| + | * [[SBX (SpinnerBaker Software)]] (.sb) | ||
* [[Scifer]] (.sen, .ba, .xml) | * [[Scifer]] (.sen, .ba, .xml) | ||
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* [[SKY (compressed archive)|SKY]] | * [[SKY (compressed archive)|SKY]] | ||
* [[Slim!]] | * [[Slim!]] | ||
| + | * [[SOF (Spectrum Software)]] (RESOF) | ||
* [[Softlib]] (Softdisk Publishing) (.slb) | * [[Softlib]] (Softdisk Publishing) (.slb) | ||
* [[Spark]] (.spk) | * [[Spark]] (.spk) | ||
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* [[SuperPack]] (.spa) | * [[SuperPack]] (.spa) | ||
* [[TBAFS]] (RISC OS) | * [[TBAFS]] (RISC OS) | ||
| − | * [[TSComp]] | + | * [[Tome]] |
| + | * [[TSComp]] | ||
* [[UFA]] | * [[UFA]] | ||
* [[UHARC]] (.uha) | * [[UHARC]] (.uha) | ||
* [[UltraCompressor II]] (.uc, .uc0, .uc2, .ucn, .ur2, .ue2) | * [[UltraCompressor II]] (.uc, .uc0, .uc2, .ucn, .ur2, .ue2) | ||
| − | * [[VEM]] (Sony Virtual Expander | + | * [[VEM]] (Sony Virtual Expander) |
* [[WARC]] (.warc, .warc.gz) | * [[WARC]] (.warc, .warc.gz) | ||
| + | ** [[WACZ]] (packaged warc) | ||
* [[X (X1)]] (.x) | * [[X (X1)]] (.x) | ||
* [[xar (Extensible Archive)]] (.xar) | * [[xar (Extensible Archive)]] (.xar) | ||
| + | * [[Xidie archive]] (.zxc) | ||
* [[XP3]] (.xp3) - used in [[KiriKiri Adventure Game System]] | * [[XP3]] (.xp3) - used in [[KiriKiri Adventure Game System]] | ||
* [[xpa32]] (.xpa) | * [[xpa32]] (.xpa) | ||
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* [[Zipx]] (.zipx) | * [[Zipx]] (.zipx) | ||
* [[Zoo]] (.zoo) | * [[Zoo]] (.zoo) | ||
| − | * ZPack Lite (.zpk) - See [[Z/Install | + | * [[ZPack (LeadRDRK)]] |
| + | * ZPack [Lite] (.zpk) - See [[Z/Install]] | ||
* [[ZPAQ]] | * [[ZPAQ]] | ||
* [[Zzip]] (.zz) | * [[Zzip]] (.zz) | ||
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* [[Courgette]] | * [[Courgette]] | ||
* [[diff]] | * [[diff]] | ||
| + | * [[dirpatch]] | ||
* [[FidoNet nodediff]] | * [[FidoNet nodediff]] | ||
| + | * [[FXPF]] | ||
* [[GDIFF]] | * [[GDIFF]] | ||
* [[IPS (binary patch format)]] | * [[IPS (binary patch format)]] | ||
* [[JSON Patch]] | * [[JSON Patch]] | ||
| − | * [[LDIFF | + | * [[LDArc and LDIFF]] (.lzd) |
| + | * [[rename helper]] | ||
* [[RTPatch]] | * [[RTPatch]] | ||
| + | * [[SmartVersion]] (.svf) | ||
* [[Unified diff]] | * [[Unified diff]] | ||
* [[UPS (binary patch format)]] | * [[UPS (binary patch format)]] | ||
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See also [[Wikipedia:Data differencing]]. | See also [[Wikipedia:Data differencing]]. | ||
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| + | == Versioning files == | ||
| + | (contains multiple versions of files, often just saving the differences to save space) | ||
| + | |||
| + | (often a filesystem-level capability, such as ZFS and Btrfs snapshots and Windows Shadow Copy) | ||
| + | |||
| + | * [[Autodesk Vault]] | ||
| + | * [[SmartVersion]] (.svf) | ||
| + | |||
| + | See also [[Development#Revision_control_systems_.2F_code_repositories|Revision control systems / code repositories]] | ||
== Encrypted or cryptographically signed archives == | == Encrypted or cryptographically signed archives == | ||
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* [[AUTOCHOP]] | * [[AUTOCHOP]] | ||
* [[LambChop]] | * [[LambChop]] | ||
| + | * [[SLICE/SPLICE]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=2jkWJsu_9CoC&lpg=RA1-PA279&ots=HsGIEANANn&dq=%22SLICE%20-%20Break%20file%20for%20multiple%20diskettes%22&pg=RA1-PA279#v=onepage&q&f=false] | ||
* [[SPLIT (M. Dingacci)]] | * [[SPLIT (M. Dingacci)]] | ||
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Formats designed for backing up disks, usually specifically targeted at particular [[filesystem]]s (but backing it up in the form of file structures, not raw sector images like [[Disk Image Formats]]). | Formats designed for backing up disks, usually specifically targeted at particular [[filesystem]]s (but backing it up in the form of file structures, not raw sector images like [[Disk Image Formats]]). | ||
* [[BACKUP (MS-DOS)]] | * [[BACKUP (MS-DOS)]] | ||
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* [[Partimage]] | * [[Partimage]] | ||
* [[ufsdump]] | * [[ufsdump]] | ||
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See also [[Backup]]. | See also [[Backup]]. | ||
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| + | == Fake archiving == | ||
| + | Beware of these; they purport to be archivers but aren't really; you might lose any data you entrust to them. Could be somebody's idea of humor or malware. | ||
| + | * [[OWS (fake compressed archive)]] | ||
| + | * [[WIC (fake compressed archive)]] | ||
== Institutional archiving == | == Institutional archiving == | ||
* [[ARK]] (identifier for archived documents) | * [[ARK]] (identifier for archived documents) | ||
| + | * [[Archive eXchange Format]] (.axf) | ||
* [[OAIS]] (Open Archival Information System, an organization that does archiving) | * [[OAIS]] (Open Archival Information System, an organization that does archiving) | ||
* [[Planets Core Registry]] | * [[Planets Core Registry]] | ||
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(see also [[Metadata]], [[Bibliographic data]]) | (see also [[Metadata]], [[Bibliographic data]]) | ||
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== Program/App/Applet/Installer specialized archive formats == | == Program/App/Applet/Installer specialized archive formats == | ||
| + | * [[Adobe Air]] | ||
* [[APK]] (Android app) | * [[APK]] (Android app) | ||
** [[XAPK]] | ** [[XAPK]] | ||
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* [[Cross-Platform Installer Module]] | * [[Cross-Platform Installer Module]] | ||
* [[deb]] (Debian package) | * [[deb]] (Debian package) | ||
| + | * [[Eschalon Setup archive]] (.arv) | ||
| + | * [[FIZ]] | ||
* [[Garc archive]] (.gar) | * [[Garc archive]] (.gar) | ||
* [[IPS archive|Image Packaging System (IPS) archive]] (.p5p) | * [[IPS archive|Image Packaging System (IPS) archive]] (.p5p) | ||
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* [[Inno Setup self-extracting archive]] | * [[Inno Setup self-extracting archive]] | ||
* [[InstallShield]] | * [[InstallShield]] | ||
| + | ** [[InstallShield archive (IBT)]] | ||
** [[InstallShield CAB]] | ** [[InstallShield CAB]] | ||
** [[InstallShield installer archive]] | ** [[InstallShield installer archive]] | ||
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** [[InstallShield Z]] | ** [[InstallShield Z]] | ||
* [[IPA]] (.ipa) => iOS app in archived form; actually in zip format | * [[IPA]] (.ipa) => iOS app in archived form; actually in zip format | ||
| + | * [[IPSW]] (.ipsw) Apple OS restore format [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPSW 1] | ||
| + | * [[IRIX software distribution format]] (.idb, etc.) | ||
* [[Jar]] (.j, .jar) (Java) => this is just a renamed zip file with some mandatory files | * [[Jar]] (.j, .jar) (Java) => this is just a renamed zip file with some mandatory files | ||
| + | * [[LIF (Knowledge Dynamics)]] | ||
| + | * [[MDA (Micrografx)]] | ||
* [[Meta-Package File]] (.mpkg) (Mac OS X) | * [[Meta-Package File]] (.mpkg) (Mac OS X) | ||
* [[Microsoft Update Standalone Package]] | * [[Microsoft Update Standalone Package]] | ||
| + | * [[MRNZ]] | ||
* [[NSIS]] (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) | * [[NSIS]] (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) | ||
* [[Olive]] (executable virtual-machine archive of software) | * [[Olive]] (executable virtual-machine archive of software) | ||
| + | * [[OS/2 PACK archive]] | ||
| + | * [[OS/2 PACK2 archive]] (FTCOMP) | ||
* [[Package File (OS X)]] (.pkg) | * [[Package File (OS X)]] (.pkg) | ||
* [[PackageForTheWeb]] | * [[PackageForTheWeb]] | ||
| − | * [[PC-Install]] (20/20 Software) | + | * [[PC-Install]] (20/20 Software) - See also [[PC-Shrink]]. |
* [[QIP (Quarterdeck)]] | * [[QIP (Quarterdeck)]] | ||
* [[RED (Knowledge Dynamics)]] | * [[RED (Knowledge Dynamics)]] | ||
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* [[Wise installer package]] | * [[Wise installer package]] | ||
* [[XAR (Executable Archive)]] | * [[XAR (Executable Archive)]] | ||
| − | * [[Z/Install | + | * [[Z/Install]] |
* [[ZSoft ZPK2]] | * [[ZSoft ZPK2]] | ||
| + | * [[Zune HD Application File]] (.zcp) | ||
== Self-extracting archives == | == 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.) | (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.) | ||
| + | * [[ARS]] | ||
* [[COMPACK]] / BUILDSFX | * [[COMPACK]] / BUILDSFX | ||
* [[LHA/LHarc self-extracting archive]] | * [[LHA/LHarc self-extracting archive]] | ||
| + | * [[makeself]] [https://github.com/megastep/makeself] | ||
* [[NETSEND]] | * [[NETSEND]] | ||
| + | * [[PMsfx]] | ||
* [[SDA]] (Self Dissolving Archive) | * [[SDA]] (Self Dissolving Archive) | ||
* [[SEA (StuffIt)]] (StuffIt Self-Extracting Archive) | * [[SEA (StuffIt)]] (StuffIt Self-Extracting Archive) | ||
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For low-level transfer encodings, see [[Transfer Encodings]]. | For low-level transfer encodings, see [[Transfer Encodings]]. | ||
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| + | == Uncategorized == | ||
| + | * [[Cache Directory Tagging Standard]] | ||
| + | * [[Content Addressable Archive]] (CAR) | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 00:24, 27 December 2024
(Lossless, for generic data + file archives)
[edit] 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)
- DPK
- FAR (The Sims) (.far)
- Flash (Micro TECH Systems) (.flh)
- GRP (Build Engine Group Archive) (.grp)
- Hamster archive
- HMM Packfile
- HRX
- LBR (.lbr)
- LBR (Commodore) (.lbr)
- Lynx archive (Commodore) (.lnx)
- Mozilla Archive (.mar)
- pax
- Packaged Activity (.apk)
- 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
[edit] Text-based
[edit] 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
- Ai Archiver (.ai)
- AIN (.ain)
- AKT
- ALZ (.alz) (ALZip)
- AMG (AMGC)
- ar (Haruhiko Okumura)
- Apple Archive (.aar)[1]
- Apple Encrypted Archive (.aea)[2]
- 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
- ARJZ
- ARQ
- ARX
- ASD Archiver
- Astrotite (.afa)
- B1
- B6Z (.b6z)
- BGA Archive (.bza, .gza)
- BIX
- BlakHole (.bh)
- BLINK (.bli)
- BOA Constrictor Archiver
- BRU - (RSX-11M backup)
- BSArc and BSA
- BTSPK
- Cabinet (.cab)
- CAR (a SAP archive format; also see SAR)
- CAR (MylesHi!)
- CAZIPXP (.caz)
- CFL (Compressed file library) (.cfl)
- ChArc (.chz)
- ChiefLZ (LZA)
- CMZ
- CODEC (Telvox)
- Compact File Set (.cfs)
- Compact Pro (.cpt)
- Compressia (.car)
- CP Shrink (.cpz)
- CRUSH
- Disk Archiver (.dar)
- DGCA (.dgc)
- Diamond
- Doom WAD (.wad)
- DWC (.dwc)
- Dzip (.dz)
- Eazel (.eaz)
- EGG (ALZip) (.egg)
- ELI 5750
- ERI
- ESP
- Fold (J. Turin)
- FOXSQZ
- Freeze!
- GCA (.gca)
- Genus Graphics Library
- GFSA (.fa)
- Greenleaf ArchiveLib
- HA (.ha)
- HAP
- HIT
- 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)
- MZP
- NaShrinK (.nsk)
- Now Compress
- NuFX / ShrinkIt (.shk)
- OOP
- oPAQue
- PA (PowerArchiver)
- packARC (.pja)
- Packdir (RISC OS)
- PACKER (ImagiSOFT) (The Finishing Touch)
- PackIt (.pit)
- PAK (.pak) - various formats
- PAK (ARC extension)
- PAKLEO
- PAQ (.pa6, .pa7, .pa8, others)
- PAQJ (.qar)
- PC-Shrink (.shr)
- PCX Library (.pcl)
- PEA (PeaZIP) (.pea)
- PerfectCompress (.uca)
- PIM (.pim)
- PKARC/PKPAK
- 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)
- SBX (SpinnerBaker Software) (.sb)
- Scifer (.sen, .ba, .xml)
- SKY
- Slim!
- SOF (Spectrum Software) (RESOF)
- 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)
- Tome
- TSComp
- UFA
- UHARC (.uha)
- UltraCompressor II (.uc, .uc0, .uc2, .ucn, .ur2, .ue2)
- VEM (Sony Virtual Expander)
- WARC (.warc, .warc.gz)
- WACZ (packaged warc)
- X (X1) (.x)
- xar (Extensible Archive) (.xar)
- Xidie archive (.zxc)
- 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 (LeadRDRK)
- ZPack [Lite] (.zpk) - See Z/Install
- ZPAQ
- Zzip (.zz)
[edit] 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
- dirpatch
- FidoNet nodediff
- FXPF
- GDIFF
- IPS (binary patch format)
- JSON Patch
- LDArc and LDIFF (.lzd)
- rename helper
- RTPatch
- SmartVersion (.svf)
- Unified diff
- UPS (binary patch format)
- VCDIFF
See also Wikipedia:Data differencing.
[edit] Versioning files
(contains multiple versions of files, often just saving the differences to save space)
(often a filesystem-level capability, such as ZFS and Btrfs snapshots and Windows Shadow Copy)
- Autodesk Vault
- SmartVersion (.svf)
See also Revision control systems / code repositories
[edit] Encrypted or cryptographically signed archives
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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).
- BACKUP (MS-DOS)
- Partimage
- ufsdump
- Unix dump
- Windows Imaging Format (.wim, .swm)
See also Backup.
[edit] Fake archiving
Beware of these; they purport to be archivers but aren't really; you might lose any data you entrust to them. Could be somebody's idea of humor or malware.
[edit] Institutional archiving
- ARK (identifier for archived documents)
- Archive eXchange Format (.axf)
- 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)
[edit] 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)
[edit] Program/App/Applet/Installer specialized archive formats
- Adobe Air
- APK (Android app)
- Bundle file (Linux)
- Bundle file (OS X)
- Cabal
- Cakewalk Bundle (BUN)
- Cakewalk Bundle (CWB)
- Cross-Platform Installer Module
- deb (Debian package)
- Eschalon Setup archive (.arv)
- FIZ
- Garc archive (.gar)
- Image Packaging System (IPS) archive (.p5p)
- Image Packaging System (IPS) manifest (.p5m)
- Inno Setup self-extracting archive
- InstallShield
- IPA (.ipa) => iOS app in archived form; actually in zip format
- IPSW (.ipsw) Apple OS restore format 1
- IRIX software distribution format (.idb, etc.)
- Jar (.j, .jar) (Java) => this is just a renamed zip file with some mandatory files
- LIF (Knowledge Dynamics)
- MDA (Micrografx)
- Meta-Package File (.mpkg) (Mac OS X)
- Microsoft Update Standalone Package
- MRNZ
- NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)
- Olive (executable virtual-machine archive of software)
- OS/2 PACK archive
- OS/2 PACK2 archive (FTCOMP)
- Package File (OS X) (.pkg)
- PackageForTheWeb
- PC-Install (20/20 Software) - See also PC-Shrink.
- QIP (Quarterdeck)
- RED (Knowledge Dynamics)
- RPM (RedHat Package Manager)
- Setup Factory (Indigo Rose Software)
- SIS (Symbian)
- Snap
- SWG (SWAG)
- Unity package file
- WAD (Wii)
- Windows Installer (.msi, .msp)
- Wise installer package
- XAR (Executable Archive)
- Z/Install
- ZSoft ZPK2
- Zune HD Application File (.zcp)
[edit] 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.)
- ARS
- COMPACK / BUILDSFX
- LHA/LHarc self-extracting archive
- makeself [4]
- NETSEND
- PMsfx
- 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
[edit] Software
Refer to Compression and archiving software.
[edit] 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.
