What is the difference between .ar and .swm?
- Extension
- .ar
- .swm
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Disk Image
- Developer
- AT&T Bell Laboratories
- Microsoft
- Description
- AR is a Unix archive file that is purposely used to develop and update static library files for creating .deb packages. Currently, its been replaced by .tar archive file for everything except static libraries.
- The SWM file format, or Split Windows Imaging Format File, is a type of disk image file used by Microsoft Windows for system deployment, backup, and recovery purposes. It is essentially a variation of the WIM (Windows Imaging Format) file, but with a key difference: it is split into multiple smaller files, rather than being a single large file. This splitting feature makes SWM files particularly useful for distributing a large system image across multiple storage media, such as DVDs or USB drives.
- MIME Type
- application/x-archive
- image/x-swm
- Wikipedia
- .ar on Wikipedia
- .swm on Wikipedia