.TAR File Extension

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Information about the file TAR
  • Consolidated Unix Format Archive
  • Data Files
  • Jean-loup Gailly

What is the TAR file?

The TAR file extension can be associated with several types of files. Most often, however, a file with such an extension is associated with the Consolidated Unix Format Archive format. TAR files are supported by Linux, Mac OS, Windows operating systems. The TAR file is one of the Data Files files, just like 1326 of the other files found in our file information database. The creator of Consolidated Unix Format Archive is Jean-loup Gailly.

A program that can open the TAR file is e.g. Apple Archive Utility. However, you can also use other applications, e.g. ALZip, WinAce, PeaZip, WinZip.

MIME Types
  • appliation/x-TAR
  • applicaton/x-gTAR
  • application/x-compressed
  • application/x-TAR
  • multipart/x-TAR
  • application/TAR
  • application/x-compress

Programs, that can open .TAR files

Gabriel Valentin Cristescu
ZipZag
Windows
win.rar GmbH
WinRAR
Windows
Igor Pavlov
7-Zip
Windows
WinZip Computing, S.L.
WinZip
Windows
Ivan Zahariev
IZArc
Windows
Giorgio Tani
PeaZip
Windows
WinAce
Windows
ESTsoft Corp.
ALZip
Windows
Bit Per Second
sArchiver
Mac OS
Smith Micro Software, Inc.
StuffIt Expander
Mac OS
Dag ?gren/WAHa.06x36
The Unarchiver
Mac OS
Smith Micro Software, Inc.
StuffIt
Mac OS
iArchiver
Mac OS
Apple Archive Utility
Mac OS
SourceForge.net
Xarchiver
Linux
GNU Tar
Linux
tar
Linux

How to open a .TAR file?

If you have problems opening the file TAR, then in most cases the problem is only the lack of the proper application installed. Select one of the programs from the list and install it on your device. The operating system should automatically associate the TAR file format with the installed program. If not, right click on your TAR file and select from the menu "Open with" . Then select the installed program and confirm the operation. Now all TAR files should automatically open with the selected program.

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