What is a .VOLARCHIVE file?
The file extension .VOLARCHIVE is associated with a type of file known as a CopyCatX Volume Archive. This kind of file is essentially a disk image, which means it's a complete copy of everything on a hard drive, created by a software program called CopyCatX. This program is specifically designed to work on Mac OS X computers.
What makes a .VOLARCHIVE file special is the way it copies a hard drive. Unlike some other methods of creating disk images, CopyCatX doesn't include the empty parts of the hard drive in the .VOLARCHIVE file. By skipping these empty sectors, the resulting file is much smaller than it would otherwise be. This is particularly useful because it saves space, making these files easier to store and quicker to create and restore.
People use .VOLARCHIVE files for a couple of main reasons. One is for backup purposes. By creating a .VOLARCHIVE file, you can have a complete copy of your hard drive at a specific point in time. This is very useful if something goes wrong with your computer, as you can restore it to the state it was in when you created the backup. The other common use is for duplicating boot drives. If you're setting up multiple computers with the same configuration, you can create a .VOLARCHIVE file of a properly set up drive and then duplicate it onto the other computers' drives, saving a lot of setup time.
To open a .VOLARCHIVE file, you need to use the CopyCatX software from SubRosaSoft.com. This is the program that creates these files, and it's also designed to open them so you can restore your hard drive from the backup or duplicate it onto another drive.
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