.DMS File Description

Disk the Masher system (.dms) was an often used method on Amiga, to create a compressed image of a discs (usually floppy). The discs were read block-by-block, and their data structure was maintained.

The DiskMasher format is copyright-protected and has problems storing particular sequences of bits due to bugs in the compression algorithm, but was widely used in the pirate and demo scenes.

Other Information For .DMS File Extension

• Company:

  N/A

• File Type:

  Amiga Disk the Masher System Format

• Identifying Characters (Hex):

  44 4D 53 21

• Identifying Characters (ASCII):

  DMS!