Format

Virtual Disk Image

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Summary

Name: Virtual Disk Image
Identifiers: PUID: fmt/726
Format type: Aggregate
Description: VDI (Virtual Disk Image) is the native format used for storage by VirtualBox virtual machines.
File extensions: vdi
Submitted by: Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Developed by: Oracle
Supported by: Oracle

Internal signatures

Virtual Disk Image

Description: 64 byte offset: 7F 10 DA BE magic number (..Ú¾)
Provenance: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?p=29266#p29266

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length: Absolute from BOF
Offset: 64
Max offset: None
Byte Sequence: 7F10DABE
Endianness: None

Changelog

V82

Release date

27 March 2015
- Added format
  
  Virtual Disk Image: Full entry added.
- Added signature
  
  Virtual Disk Image: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.