Here is a list of file extensions (and their MIME types) that are scanned by inSync to report compliance violations.
By default, the following Google Workspace native files' MIME types are scanned by inSync to report compliance violations:
application/vnd.google-apps.document
application/vnd.google-apps.presentation
application/vnd.google-apps.spreadsheet
Category: Text Files
MIME Types | File extensions |
text/csv | .csv |
text/plain | .txt |
text/tab-separated-values | .tsv, .tab |
Category: Rich Text Format
MIME Types | File extensions |
application/rtf | .rtf |
text/richtext | .rtx |
Category: Emails
MIME Types | File extensions |
application/vnd.ms-outlook | .msg |
Category: MS Office Documents
MIME Types | File extensions |
application/msword | .doc, .dot |
application/msword2 | .doc, .dot |
application/msword5 | .doc, .dot |
application/vnd.ms-word | .doc, .dot |
application/onenote | .onetoc, .one, .onetoc2 |
application/vnd.ms-excel | .xls, .xla, .xl |
application/msexcel | .xls, .xla, .xlt |
application/vnd.ms-excel.addin.macroenabled.12 | .xlam |
application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.2 | .xls, .xla, .xlt |
application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.3 | .xls, .xla, .xlt |
application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.4 | .xls, .xla, .xl |
application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroenabled.12 | .xlsm |
application/vnd.ms-excel.workspace.3 | .xlsm |
application/vnd.ms-excel.workspace.4 | .xls, .xla, .xlt |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint | .ppt, .pot, .pps. ppa |
application/mspowerpoint | .ppt, .pot, .pps. ppa |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.addin.macroenabled.12 | .ppam |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.presentation.macroenabled.12 | .pptm |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.slide.macroenabled.12 | .sldm |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.slideshow.macroenabled.12 | .ppsm |
application/vnd.ms-project | .mpp |
application/vnd.ms-word.document.macroenabled.12 | .docm |
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation | .pptx inSync does not scan documents saved in Strict Open XML Document format. |
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slide | .sldx |
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slideshow | .ppsx |
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | .xlsx inSync does not scan documents saved in Strict Open XML Document format. |
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document | .docx inSync does not scan documents saved in Strict Open XML Document format. |
Category: PDF
MIME Types | File extensions |
application/pdf | |
application/x-pdf |
Category: Open Documents
MIME Types | File extensions |
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation | .odp |
application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation | .odp |
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet | .ods |
application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet | .ods |
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text | .odt |
application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.text | .odt |
Category: Archive files
MIME Types | File extensions |
application/zip | .zip |
application/tar | .tar |
application/x-tar | .tar |
application/gzip | .tar.gz |
application/x-gzip | .tar.gz |
application/x-gtar | .tar.gz |
application/bzip2 | .tar.bz2 |
application/x-bzip2 | .tar.bz2 |
📝 Note
To report compliance violations, inSync scans the files by MIME types and not by file extensions. The file extensions column lists the file extensions that are associated with a particular MIME type for referential purposes.
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