Difference between revisions of "File Format Research"
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| − | * [https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/descriptions.shtml Library of Congress] | + | * [https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/descriptions.shtml Library of Congress] - Librarians are fighting a battle of being able to read old digital files. Paper is easy, bits are not. |
| − | * [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-winprotlp/92b33e19-6fff-496b-86c3-d168206f9845 Microsoft Protocols] | + | * [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-winprotlp/92b33e19-6fff-496b-86c3-d168206f9845 Microsoft Protocols] - Microsoft has released documentation on a lot of their file formats. |
Revision as of 03:34, 30 October 2020
When trying to figure out the type of a file... Here's some useful sites
See if there's existing code:
- Github - Good place to search for "magic" values. Usually four bytes, search for the decimal and hexadecimal values both big and little endian.
Existing file format description:
- Library of Congress - Librarians are fighting a battle of being able to read old digital files. Paper is easy, bits are not.
- Microsoft Protocols - Microsoft has released documentation on a lot of their file formats.
