Supported file types

Epiq Discovery supports the collection and processing of over 300 types of files. These files include email files, compressed archive files, and business application files. Additional files include image files, display files such as PDFs, and specialized files.

The following table shows a subset of the supported file types and file extensions that are common to many clients.

Category File type File type identified Metadata Gathered Attachments processed
Email Gmail X X X
IBM Notes/HCL Notes (NSF) 8.0.X, 8.5.X, 9.0.1.X X X X
Outlook Express (DBX) email archives X X X
Outlook for Mac (OLM) email archives X X  
Outlook (OST and PST) 2010, 2013, 2016; Outlook 365 X X X
Unix Mbox X X X
Text-based email clients X X X
Yahoo X X X
Compressed archives or packages 7-zip X X X
JAR (with CLASS files) X X X
GZIP X X X
RAR X X X
ZIP X X X
Business applications Apple iWorks Keynote X    
Apple iWorks Numbers X    
Apple iWorks Pages X    
Libre Office 3.6, 4.0 X X X
Microsoft Excel 2010, 2013, 2016; Microsoft 365 X X X

Microsoft OneNote 2010, 2013, 2016; Microsoft 365

Processing supports the extraction of metadata, text, and attachments from ONE files.

X X X
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, 2013, 2016; Microsoft 365 X X X
Microsoft Visio 2010, 2013; Microsoft 365 X    
Microsoft Word 2010, 2013, 2016; Microsoft 365 X X X
Open Office X X X
Image formats

TIFF

X X X
PDF X X X
JPEG (JPG) X X X
Audio and Video formats MP3, MP4, and M4A X X X
AVI, viewable via video transcoding X X X
MOV, viewable via video transcoding X X X
264, viewable via video transcoding X X X
WAV X X X
Other formats HTML X X X
Image files X X X
MHT - Processing does not extract attachments for MHT files. X X X
PDF X X X
Text X X X
XML X X X