What is the difference between .mbr and .swm?
- Extension
- .mbr
- .swm
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Disk Image
- Disk Image
- Developer
- IBM
- Microsoft
- Description
- MBR was introduced by IBM PC. It is called Master Boot Record as it's a unique boot sector found at the beginning of a drive. It stores the OS boot loader and information on the drive's logical partitions.
- 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-msdos-program
- image/x-swm
- Wikipedia
- .mbr on Wikipedia
- .swm on Wikipedia