HFS File Type

- The quick facts

What are HFS files and how to open them

Are you having problems opening a HFS file or just wondering what they contain? We explain what these files are used for and show you software that we know can open or otherwise handle your files.

What is a HFS file?

A .HFS file is a Hierarchical File System disk image file.

Files with file extension HFS contain files and folders in Hierarchical File System format, a file system used by Macintosh floppy disks, disk drives, and CD/DVDs.

The first version is also referred to as Mac OS Standard, while the newer version, HFS+, is referred to as Mac OS Extended.

If you need to access the files inside an HFS file, you either need to mount it as a drive on a Macintosh computer or extract the data with a data extraction tool. If you extract the data, you likely cannot run the programs contained in the HFS file, but you can inspect the data files.

How to open HFS files

We have identified 3 HFS openers that are compatible with this specific type of HFS file.

Programs that open Hierarchical File System disk image files

Last updated: January 12, 2022

Suggest another file format using extension HFS

While we know of one file format using the .HFS file extension, there may be more. It is widespread that different programs use files with the same file extension for very different types of data. Please let us know if you are aware of a different kind of .HFS file.