Hacking Question What is a .megazarf file?

[Unity150_magickavoxel]

I have been reading lots of switch dev kit and sdk leaks I am seeing a file name NintendoSdk_16.7.megazarf everywhere in leaks what is that file it's 6.5 gb and I cannot find any information about this file.

 

[KiiWii]

https://gbatemp.net/threads/secrets-of-the-leaked-nintendo-switch-sdk.476021/

Amazingly I searched "megazarf" ...

Spoiler

The zip contains many zip files containing core files for the SDK, but no executables. There is a .megazarf file, titled NintendoSDK_16.7.megazarf (that after reading up on, I found out that nintendo created), extracting it created a whole slew of .zarf files. Sure enough, all of the zarf files were titled the missing executable folders. And inside of each one were... FILES! Basically, the .megazarf file and .zarf files are just renamed zip files. Extract them using 7-Zip, and you're good to go.

 

[wurstpistole]

A zarf is a holder, usually of ornamental metal, for a coffee cup without a handle.
Thus, a megazarf holds enormous cups of coffee, presumably Switch Coffee.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

I have been reading lots of switch dev kit and sdk leaks I am seeing a file name NintendoSdk_16.7.megazarf everywhere in leaks what is that file it's 6.5 gb and I cannot find any information about this file.

According to that thread KiiWii linked it's just a renamed ZIP, as are the .zarf files inside it.