Summary
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| Name |
Apple Partition Map Disk Image |
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| Other names |
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| Identifiers |
PUID:
fmt/1740
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| Family |
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| Classification |
Aggregate |
| Disclosure |
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| Description |
Apple Partition Map Disk Image is specific to describing the contents and structure of Apple Partition Map (APM) partition scheme, it can be thought of as a container format for multiple filesystem image files. It was developed by Apple in around 1988 with the introduction of Apple Partition Map scheme on Macintosh II, a scheme that defines how the data is organized on a singular disk. A disk image is a uncompressed copy of the contents of a disk or a folder, it can facilitate certain types of backup and recovery strategies. Please see ID: fdd000348 from Library of Congress and other links attached to this entry for further information. |
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| Byte order |
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| Related file formats |
Has lower priority than Apple Disk Image
Has lower priority than Apple Partition Map ISO 9660 Hybrid
Has lower priority than Apple Partition Map - ISO 9660 - UDF Hybrid Disk Image
Has priority over ISO 9660 Disk Image File
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| Technical Environment |
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| Released |
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| Supported until |
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| Format Risk |
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| Developed by |
 Apple Computer, Inc.
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| Supported by |
Apple Computer, Inc.
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| Source |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints / The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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| Source date |
17 Aug 2022 |
| Source description |
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| Last updated |
17 Aug 2022 |
| Note |
http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Apple_Partition_Map
https://mac-optimization.bestreviews.net/the-different-partition-format-types-on-mac/
https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000348.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Disk_Image
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/imapi/disc-formats |
Details: File format summary
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