---
name: "pffinfo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pff-tools"
version: "20180714-3.1+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pffinfo"
---

# pffinfo(1)

determines information about a Personal Folder File (OST, PAB and PST)

## NAME

**pffinfo** – determines information about a Personal Folder File (OST, PAB and PST)

## SYNOPSIS

**pffinfo** \[**-c** *codepage*\] \[**-ahvV**\] *source*

## DESCRIPTION

**pffinfo** is a utility to determine information about a Personal Folder File (OST, PAB and PST)

**pffinfo** is part of the **libpff** package. **libpff** is a library to access the Personal Folder File (OST, PAB and PST) format

*source* is the source file.

The options are as follows:

- **-a**

  shows allocation information

- **-c** *codepage*

  specify the codepage of ASCII strings, options: ascii, windows-874, windows-932, windows-936, windows-949, windows-950, windows-1250, windows-1251, windows-1252 (default), windows-1253, windows-1254, windows-1255, windows-1256, windows-1257 or windows-1258

- **-h**

  shows this help

- **-v**

  verbose output to stderr

- **-V**

  print version

## ENVIRONMENT

None

## FILES

None

## EXAMPLES

```
# pffinfo -a file.pst
pffinfo 20110107
Personal Folder File information:
	File size:		271360 bytes
	File content type:	Personal Storage Tables (PST)
	File type:		64-bit
	Encryption type:	compressible
Message store:
	Folders:		Subtree, Wastbox, Finder
	Password checksum:	N/A
Unallocated index node blocks:
	00018944 (0x00004a00) - 00020480 (0x00005000) size: 1536
...
```

	01051648 (0x00100c00) - 01052160 (0x00100e00) size: 512

Unallocated data blocks:\
 	00025024 (0x000061c0) - 00025536 (0x000063c0) size: 512

```
...
```

	01353664 (0x0014a7c0) - 01541120 (0x00178400) size: 187456

## DIAGNOSTICS

Errors, verbose and debug output are printed to stderr when verbose output -v is enabled. Verbose and debug output are only printed when enabled at compilation.

## BUGS

Please report bugs of any kind to \<joachim.metz@gmail.com\> or on the project website: https://github.com/libyal/libpff/

## AUTHOR

These man pages were written by Joachim Metz.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2008-2018, Joachim Metz \<joachim.metz@gmail.com\>. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

## SEE ALSO

[pffexport(1)](/pffexport/1.md)