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Format

Stuffit Archive File

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Summary

Name
Stuffit Archive File
Version
5
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/x-stuffit
  • Apple Uniform Type Identifier: com.stuffit.archive.sit
  • PUID: fmt/639
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.
File extensions
sit
Submitted by
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

Stuffit

Description
BOF: StuffIt
Provenance
Internal research

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
5374756666497420
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V98

    Release date
    27 October 2021

    • Updated

      Stuffit Archive File (5): Description updated, MIME type and version number added. Submitted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

  • V73

    Release date
    27 February 2014

    • Added format

      Stuffit Archive File: Outline Entry Added.

    • Added signature

      Stuffit Archive File: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.