Q: What kinds of files will Spirion scan?
Answer
Spirion (formerly Identity Finder) will scan all file types, including:
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft OneNote
- MBOX file formats
- Adobe Acrobat (All versions including 9.x)
- Compressed Zip, z, tgz, tbz2, tbz, tar, rar, gz, bz2, and bz files
- Plain Text Files (extensive list available upon request)
- ANSI
- Unicode
- Batch Files
- Source Code Files
- Cookies
- Instant Messenger Logs
- Rich Text Format
- Web Pages
- Any other file (Microsoft Visio Drawings, Microsoft Project Plans, Image Files, Video Files, Music Files, etc.)
See Also
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