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Format

Stuffit Archive File

Summary

Name
Stuffit Archive File
Version
1.5
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/x-stuffit
  • Apple Uniform Type Identifier: com.stuffit.archive.sit
  • PUID: fmt/1459
Format type
Aggregate
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.
Note
http://justsolve.archiveteam.org/wiki/StuffIt
File extensions
sit
Source
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints / The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Internal signatures

Stuffit Archive File Version 1.5

Note
BOF: 'StuffIt'{6}'rLau' followed by 01, the differentiator between version 1.5 (01) and version 1.6-4.5 (02).

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
53495421{6}724C617501
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V98

    Release date
    27 October 2021

    Stuffit Archive File (1.5): Signature developed and samples provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

    Stuffit Archive File (1.5): Full entry added. Submitted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.