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Signatures
External signatures File extension: pst
Internal signatures
Name Personal Storage Table *.pst (ANSI)
Description Byte analysis completed in http://downloads.sourceforge.net/libpff/Personal_Foler_File_Format.pdf (Personal Folder File (PFF) File Format Specification) and sequence confirmed by research completed in http://www.five-ten-sg.com/libpst/rn01re06.html. PST file header, 24 bytes in total.
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Byte order Little-endian
Value 2142444E{4}534D(0E00|0F00)
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