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Owncloud archives of type octet-stream are not supported

Recently. Some of our customers have come across the following error message when they try to upload or access a file with the MIME type “application/octet-stream” in ownCloud.

ownCloud archives of type octet-stream are not supported

“octet-stream” is a generic MIME type. We use it for binary files that do not have a specific file type.

Furthermore, ownCloud may have a restriction in place to disallow the upload or processing of files with this MIME type.

According to our experts, we can resolve this issue as seen below:

• If we have control over the file, we can try renaming it to have the appropriate file extension. For example, if the file is a ZIP archive, rename it to have the “.zip” extension. This can help ownCloud recognize the file type and handle it correctly.
• Next, verify the ownCloud configuration or any relevant settings that may restrict the upload or handling of files with the “octet-stream” MIME type.

However, if the above two tips did not help, our experts suggest installing php-fileinfo from EasyApache 4. Additionally, if we are not working on a cPanel-based server we can also install the required extension via yum or apt-get.

Let us know in the comments if you need further help to resolve archives of type octet-stream supported missing error.

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Conclusion

To conclude, our Support Techs introduced us to 3 different ways to resolve Owncloud archives of type octet-stream supported missing error.