The following formats are ones that are detected when running in Raw recovery, or image mode. The files are largely detected by the signature at the start, and then on some files, there is also further processing.
The list below grows on a regular basis, and if any extra formats are required, please e-mail a sample file to us at info@cnwrecovery.com and if possible it will be added to the system.
File extension |
Type of file |
Notes |
abc |
Flow chart data base |
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ai |
Adobe Illustrator |
|
aiff |
Audio file |
Length is determined from header |
ani |
Animated pointer file |
|
atn |
ATN files |
|
avi |
Audio visual files, movies |
|
bmp |
BMP bitmap files |
The length of the file recovered is determined by the header |
cab |
CAB |
Compressed files as distributed by Microsoft |
DOC |
Microsoft Word document |
There are many other documents that use DOC as an extension |
exe |
Microsoft executable file |
Many files, such as DLL OCX have the same signature |
jpg |
JPEG image file |
The file is parsed and length determined if the file is valid |
mov |
Movie file |
For some version of MOV files the length is determined from the header |
TIFF |
Image files |
The file length is corrected from data in header |
ZIP |
PK-ZIP files |
Will be verified |