As can run on a variety of host operating systems and also supports a wide range of guests, certain data formats must be translated after transfer. This is so that the destination operating system, which receives the data, is able to handle them in an appropriate manner.

The following formats are handled by the drag and drop service:

• Plain text: From applications such as text editors, internet browsers and terminal windows.

• Files: From file managers such as Windows Explorer, Nautilus, and Finder.

• Directories: For directories, the same formats apply as for files.