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Summary
Name	AppleDouble Resource Fork
Version	2
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/503 MIME: multipart/appledouble
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Disclosure
Description	The resource fork is a construct of the Mac OS operating system used to store structured data in a file, alongside unstructured data stored within the data fork. The format specification is available here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA32537?viewlocale=en_US The format lacks an extension, and is instead represented by a file name consisting of ._<filename resource fork belongs to>
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Byte order
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	Apple Computer, Inc.
Supported by	Apple Computer, Inc.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	26 Feb 2013
Source description
Last updated	26 Feb 2013
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