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'''U8''' is an archive format containing a hierarchical file system.

= File Format =
== Header ==
The file starts with the following header:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Offset !! Type !! Description
|-
| 0x00 || UInt32 || '''File magic'''. Always ''U.8-''.
|-
| 0x04 || UInt32 || '''[[#File Entry|Root file entry]] offset'''.
|-
| 0x08 || UInt32 || Size of '''node table and string table''' in bytes.
|-
| 0x0C || UInt32 || '''File data start offset'''.
|-
| 0x10 || UInt32[4] || '''Reserved'''. Filled with 0xCC.
|}

== File Entry ==
Each file entry has the following structure:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Offset !! Type !! Description
|-
| 0x00 || Byte || '''Entry type'''. File = 0, Directory = 1.
|-
| 0x01 || UInt24 || '''File entry name offset''', relative to the start of the string table.
|-
| 0x04 || UInt32 || '''File:''' File data offset.<br/>'''Directory:''' Parent [[#File Entry|file entry]] index.
|-
| 0x08 || UInt32 || '''File:''' File data size in bytes.<br/>'''Directory:''' Index of the first [[#File Entry|file entry]] that is not part of this directory.
|}

== String Table ==
After all nodes comes all strings. It consists of null-terminated strings which are folder and file names.

= Tools =
The following tools can handle U8 files:
* [[CTools Pack]], by [[MrBean35000vr]] and [[Chadderz]]
* [https://static.wiidatabase.de/Every-File-Explorer.zip Every File Explorer], by [[Gericom]]
* [[SZS Modifier]], by [[MrBean35000vr]] and [[Chadderz]]
* [[Wexos's Toolbox]], by [[Wexos]]
* [[Wiimms SZS Tools]], by [[Wiimm]]

[[Category:Wii File Formats]]

U8 (File Format) - Revision history

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