What is the difference between .swm and .wim?
- Extension
- .swm
- .wim
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Disk Image
- Disk Image
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Microsoft
- Description
- 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.
- It is a file-based disk image format created by Microsoft for its latest Windows OS releases, Windows Server 2008 and the Windows Vista. Windows Imaging Format (wim), is used for the standard installation method of the OS.
- MIME Type
- image/x-swm
- application/x-ms-wim
- Wikipedia
- .swm on Wikipedia
- .wim on Wikipedia