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| Contents | Everything inside, with its folders and dates |
|---|---|
| Compression | None: a tar only bundles |
When to use TAR: Packaging folders on Linux and macOS, usually before compressing them.
.lz
A single file compressed with lzip, Antonio Diaz Diaz’s LZMA-based compressor. Its simple format includes integrity checks designed for long-term archiving.
GNU source releases and archives meant to stay readable for decades.
Opens in the lzip and lunzip tools, PeaZip
About LZ files.tar
A Unix format from 1979, first made for tape backups. It joins files into one stream and keeps permissions and folder structure, but does not compress on its own.
Packaging folders on Linux and macOS, usually before compressing them.
Opens in the tar command, Archive Utility on Mac, 7-Zip, The Unarchiver
About TAR filesEverything that converts to TAR
Need to change it first? Open the archive opener
Drop your LZ file on this page, or choose it. Anyfile converts it on your device in a moment and the TAR downloads straight away. To change it first, open it in the archive opener.
No. The file is read and converted by your own browser, and nothing is sent to a server. You can check: open your browser’s developer tools, go to Network, and convert a file. No upload appears.
Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every TAR inside.