.XAR File Description

The XAR file format has three main regions, The Header, The Table of Contents, and The Heap. The header is a small binary data structure that identifies the file format (file magic). The table of contents is parsed as an XML document. The heap occupies the remainder of the file. Files' data are stored in the heap.

Other Information For .XAR File Extension

• Company:

  eXtensible ARchiver.

• File Type:

  eXtensible ARchiver Archive File Format

• Identifying Characters (Hex):

  78 61 72 21

• Identifying Characters (ASCII):

  xar!