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Summary

Name Stuffit Archive File
Version 5
Other names  
Identifiers MIME:  application/x-stuffit
Apple Uniform Type Identifier:  com.stuffit.archive.sit
PUID:  fmt/639
Family  
Classification Aggregate
Disclosure  
Description The Stuffit Archive file format is a proprietary file compression format originally developed by Raymond Lau in 1987. It supports storing the Resource Fork alongside other files and is commonly used in Mac environments, though a Windows version has also been released.
Orientation  
Byte order  
Related file formats None.
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 14 Feb 2014
Source description  
Last updated 16 Oct 2021
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