Files made
as one file and is generally much smaller than the original size of all the files.
This allows the file to be downloaded faster or more data to be stored
on a removable media. Common compressed file extensions are .ZIP, .RAR,
.ARJ, .TAR.GZ and .TGZ. Below
is a larger listing of the different types of compressed files you
may come across when working on a computer.
.arc
.arj
.as
.b64
.btoa
.bz |
.cpt
.gz
.hqx
.iso
.lha
.lzh |
.mim
.mme
.pak
.pf
.rar
.sea |
.sit
.sitx
.tar.gz
.tbz
.tbz2
.tgz |
.uu
.uue
.z
.zip
.zoo |
- Additional information and help with file extensions as well
as additional information about each of the above compressed
file extensions can be found
on our file extension page.
- Additional information about extracting a compressed file can
be found on document
CH000506.
Also see: Compress,
Compressed
utility, Tarball
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