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Name AppleSingle
Version 2
Other names  
Identifiers MIME:  application/applefile
PUID:  fmt/968
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Description Apple Computers created the AppleSingle format (as well as the AppleDouble format) to represent and preserve the attributes of files across files systems that do not support the same attributes of the file’s home systems. AppleSingle is primarily a storage format and contains both a file’s contents and attributes. It consists of a header and one or more optional data entries followed by the byte stream of the file it is storing. It maintains the original Macintosh filename and file type (e.g. Mydoc.pdf). The AppleSingle format can store a number of different kinds of formats.
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Related file formats Is subsequent version of AppleSingle (1)
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Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by Apple Computer, Inc.
Supported by Apple Computer, Inc.
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 21 Sep 2016
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Last updated 29 Jul 2022
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