File Investigator Supported File Formats
The MS Windows, Linux & Macintosh products support 4,800+ file formats, using databases totaling 7,800+ patterns/format variations.  You can view a list of them by:

Key with explanations of each term used in the lists above:

Accuracy (A) The level of accuracy possible in File Investigator for each file format:

High 99%: Identified by scanning the file for multiple signatures and data
Medium 90%: Identified by matching the file header, or internal signature, to a pattern
Low 75%: Identified by matching the BVD pattern or file extension
Added The first version that the file format was added in
Description Name used to identify a file format
File Extensions List of the valid file extensions used
File Extension Wildcards
? Indicates a space that can be any character
n Indicates a space that can be any number, 0-9
* Indicates an extension that can be anything
Index Number used to identify a file format in all Forensic Innovations products
Metadata (M) Whether metadata is extracted
MIME Type Valid MIME type used to identify file types in email and other file formats
Modified/Updated The latest version that the file format was updated in