Do archives have to be compressed?

There’s a general UTI category for archives. Does an archive type HAVE to compress the file data, or can the data be stored 1:1? I’m asking because some of the descriptions suggest the category is for compressed archives, but my archive type is 1:1.

Answered by DTS Engineer in 888631022
Does an archive type HAVE to compress the file data … ?

No. A tar archive, public.tar-archive, conforms to public.archive but is not compressed.

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Does an archive type HAVE to compress the file data … ?

No. A tar archive, public.tar-archive, conforms to public.archive but is not compressed.

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Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

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