File Investigator Supported File Formats
The MS Windows, UNIX, Linux & Macintosh products support 4,648 file formats, using databases totaling 6,248 patterns/format variations. You can view a list of them by:
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Descriptions The list of file formats ordered by their Names/Descriptions. [
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- Extensions The list of file formats ordered by their File Extension. [...]
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Indexes The list of file formats ordered by Index values. [
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Contents The list of file formats ordered by their Types of Contents. [
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Storage The list of file formats ordered by the data Storage methods used. [
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Platform The list of file formats ordered by the Operating Systems/Platforms that they typically appear on. [
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MIME Types The list of file formats ordered by their MIME Types. [...]
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Key with explanations of each term used in the list to the left
| Accuracy (A) |
The level of accuracy possible in File Investigator for each file format:
| High |
99%: Identified by scanning the file for multiple signatures and data |
| Medium |
90%: Identified by matching the file header, or internal signature, to a pattern |
| Low |
75%: Identified by matching the file extension |
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| Description |
Name used to identify a file format |
| File Extensions |
List of the valid file extensions used |
| File Extension Wildcards |
| ? |
Indicates a space that can be any character |
| n |
Indicates a space that can be any number, 0-9 |
| * |
Indicates an extension that can be anything |
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| Index |
Number used to identify a file format in all Forensic Innovations products |
| Library |
File Expander library required to support a file type |
| Metadata (M) |
Whether metadata is extracted |
| MIME Type |
Valid MIME type used to identify file types in email and other file formats |
| Modified |
The latest version that the file format was updated in |
