.Z File Extension

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Information about the file Z
  • Unix Compressed Format
  • Compressed Files
  • N/A

What is the Z file?

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

A program that can open the Z file is e.g. StuffIt Deluxe. This software was released by Smith Micro Software, Inc.. However, you can also use other applications, e.g. ALZip, WinZip, 7-Zip, WinRAR.

MIME Types
  • application/x-compressed
  • application/x-gzip
  • application/x-compress
  • application/z
  • application/gzip
  • application/x-z

Programs, that can open .Z files

PKWARE, Inc.
PKZIP
Windows
Smith Micro Software, Inc.
StuffIt Expander
Windows
Leo Kuznetsov
Zipeg
Windows
win.rar GmbH
WinRAR
Windows
Igor Pavlov
7-Zip
Windows
WinZip Computing, S.L.
WinZip
Windows
Ivan Zahariev
IZArc
Windows
ESTsoft Corp.
ALZip
Windows
Tom Brown
ZipIt
Mac OS
Dag ?gren/WAHa.06x36
The Unarchiver
Mac OS
Smith Micro Software, Inc.
StuffIt Deluxe
Mac OS
iArchiver
Mac OS
unpack
Linux
znew
Linux
zcat
Linux
uncompress
Linux
Archive Manager
Linux
Jean-loup Gailly
gzip
Linux
tar
Linux

How to open a .Z file?

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

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