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The HQX file extension works with the BinHEX 4.0 Encoded File program. BinHEX format was developed with for the satisfaction of two particular needs. One of the needs was to bundle both forks that compose Macintosh files in one container. The program’s author added a function used for compression belonging to the RLE type. This was to help prevent the sending of sequences that were repetitive of characters that were identical. The .HQX files are common files. The binary files that .HQX files work with are encoded in ASCII files.

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HQX file extensions are encoded into a text format of 7-bit from 8-bit and are compressed as well. Their main function is to maintain the integrity of files for downloads of the internet as well as the transfer of other files. They do this by making combinations of the resource fork and data fork into one archive. File extensions are often categorised and the category for HQX files is Encoded Files. .HQX also makes identifications of the binary files that come with printable characters. The .HQX files are Misc files

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