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Format

Virtual Disk Image

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Summary

Name
Virtual Disk Image
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/726
Format type
Aggregate
Description
VDI (Virtual Disk Image) is the native format used for storage by VirtualBox virtual machines.
File extensions
vdi
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Developed by
Oracle
Supported by
Oracle

Internal signatures

Virtual Disk Image

Note
64 byte offset: 7F 10 DA BE magic number (..Ú¾)

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
64
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
7F10DABE
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V82

    Release date
    27 March 2015

    Virtual Disk Image: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.

    Virtual Disk Image: Full entry added.