KatalogCD
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KCD is a file database format used by the Polish program KatalogCD. The program is designed to catalogue the contents of CDs and other media, such as hard drives. A single KatalogCD database can store information for multiple discs; for each disc, the folder structure is stored, and each folder can be associated with text metadata.
Identification
KCD files appear to always begin with the byte sequence 4A 53 5A 46 80. The first four bytes correspond to the ASCII string JSZF. The letters "JSZ" may be a reference to the program's developer, Jacek Szpyrka (who is named in the program's About box).
Samples
Cover CDs for the Polish computer magazine Enter sometimes contained KCD catalogues of earlier discs from the magazine.
Examples include:
- Catalogue from the Enter December 1998 CD:
- Catalogue from the Enter January 2001 CD:
External links
- KatalogCD 1.52 – from the Enter December 1998 CD (downloadable .exe file; runs without installation)
