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Format

MyISAM Indexes File

Summary

Name
MyISAM Indexes File
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1197
Format type
Database
Description
MyISAM was the default storage engine for the MySQL relational database management system versions prior to 5.5. The MYI file stores the table's indexes for a MyISAM table.
File extensions
myi
Submitted by
The Borthwick Institute for Archives / The Borthwick Institute for Archives

Internal signatures

MyISAM Indexes File

Description
BOF magic 0xFEFE0701 {19} 0x00 unused byte

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
FEFE0701{19}00
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V94

    Release date
    17 September 2018
    • Added format

      MyISAM Indexes File: Full entry added. Format was submitted for PRONOM Research as part of a collection provided by Filling the Digital Preservation Gap - University of York and University of Hull.

    • Added signature

      MyISAM Indexes File: Signature developed through PRONOM Research. Format was submitted for PRONOM Research as part of a collection provided by Filling the Digital Preservation Gap - University of York and University of Hull.