.TAR.GZ File Extension

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Information about the file TAR.GZ
  • Compressed Tarball Format
  • Compressed Files
  • The GNU Project

What is the TAR.GZ file?

The TAR.GZ file extension can be associated with several types of files. Most often, however, a file with such an extension is associated with the Compressed Tarball Format format. TAR.GZ files are supported by Linux, Mac OS, Windows operating systems. The TAR.GZ file is one of the Compressed Files files, just like 236 of the other files found in our file information database. The creator of Compressed Tarball Format is The GNU Project.

A program that can open the TAR.GZ file is e.g. Apple Archive Utility. However, you can also use other applications, e.g. WinZip, 7-Zip, WinRAR, The Unarchiver.

MIME Types
  • application/gnutar
  • application/x-tar
  • application/x-compressed

Programs, that can open .TAR.GZ files

win.rar GmbH
WinRAR
Windows
Igor Pavlov
7-Zip
Windows
WinZip Computing, S.L.
WinZip
Windows
Dag ?gren/WAHa.06x36
The Unarchiver
Mac OS
Apple Archive Utility
Mac OS
SourceForge.net
Xarchiver
Linux
Jean-loup Gailly
gzip
Linux

How to open a .TAR.GZ file?

If you have problems opening the file TAR.GZ, 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.GZ file format with the installed program. If not, right click on your TAR.GZ file and select from the menu "Open with" . Then select the installed program and confirm the operation. Now all TAR.GZ files should automatically open with the selected program.

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