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.sparseimage
macOS sparse disk image, a growable UDIF image file created by Disk Utility
Not yet supportedFormat facts
- MIME type
- application/x-sparseimage
- Apple UTI
- com.apple.sparseimage
- Stock Quick Look
- no stock preview
- Planned approach (census)
- metadata-only
- Icon hint
- generic-icon
- Prevalence
- common
Renderer note (from the census)
parse sparseimage header for virtual size
Census note
Mac users inspect FileVault images; native macOS shows a generic icon instead of encrypted volume metadata.
Gotchas: FileVault