What is the difference between .rar and .swm?
- Extension
 - .rar
 - .swm
 
- Format
 - Binary
 - Binary
 
- Category
 - Compressed
 - Disk Image
 
- Developer
 - Eugene Roshal
 - Microsoft
 
- Description
 - A RAR file is an archive that contains one or more files compressed with RAR compression. It uses a higher compression ratio than typical ZIP compression and incorporates a proprietary compression algorithm that is now used by other compressors, including 7-Zip for its .7Z files. RAR files may be extracted using a variety of programs.
 - 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-rar-compressed
 - image/x-swm
 
- Sample
 - sample.rar
 
- Wikipedia
 - .rar on Wikipedia
 - .swm on Wikipedia