Summary
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| Name |
Tape Archive Format |
| Version |
|
| Other names |
tar |
| Identifiers |
MIME:
application/x-tar
Apple Uniform Type Identifier:
public.tar-archive
PUID:
x-fmt/265
|
| Family |
|
| Classification |
Aggregate |
| Disclosure |
|
| Description |
An archive format originally intended to archive files on backup tapes without a file system of their own. TAR files are usually uncompressed. |
| Orientation |
Text |
| Byte order |
|
| Related file formats |
Has lower priority than Digital Negative Format (DNG) (1.1)
|
| Technical Environment |
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| Released |
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| Supported until |
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| Format Risk |
|
| Developed by |
None.
|
| Supported by |
None.
|
| Source |
 Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
|
| Source date |
02 Aug 2005 |
| Source description |
11/2023 (v.115)- Signature ammended to allow whitespace options. Submitted by National Library of Norway; 04/2024 (v.118): Description and links added as part of PRONOM Research Week 2023. Submitted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| Last updated |
17 Apr 2024 |
| Note |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_(computing)
http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Tape_Archive
https://fileinfo.com/extension/tar |
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