![]() The Amiga used special disks that aren't compatible with PC drives therefore for WinUAE to support floppies they needed to be converted into a file format.ĪDF files are copies of Amiga disks in a file and are always 880k which is the size of Amiga disks. All games and applications were also supplied on floppy disk (often several) but there is a problem. Please do not ask for IPF images on the EAB forums, or provide links to websites hosting them.The Amiga being a computer primarily used floppy disks to store it' s data on. The English Amiga Board supports the SPS and so does NOT condone or encourage the distribution of IPF images. Note that the SPS project's aim is not to promote the distribution of copyrighted software, but to preserve software that may otherwise be lost. You can add IPF support to your Windows, Mac or Linux Amiga emulator by downloading the user library and following the instructions you find there. ![]() See Software Preservation Society website - Knowledge Base page for more info. This format was created so all floppy games can be preserved before the original disks become unreadable (lost for good). An IPF (Interchangeable Preservation Format) file is an exact replica of an original floppy disk including copy protection and custom disk formats. IPF: A proprietary disk format, created by the Software Preservation Society (SPS - formerly known as CAPS). An ADF (Amiga Disk File) is a virtual copy of a real Amiga floppy disk and is normally 880kb (901120 bytes) in size. ADF: The most common disk image format used by emulators.
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