What is a BZ2 file?
BZ2 files are compressed archive files that were created by bzip2, an open-source file compression program that is usually on Unix-based systems. It is often used as a replacement for popular file containers that do not support compression. TAR files are an example of files that do not support compression. When compressed with BZ2 files, it will end the file name with the file extension of tar.bz2. This also applies to PNG files which will end with image.png.bz2 or in a similar variation of the file name. BZ2 files integrate the compression algorithm of the Burrows-Wheeler and RLE, or Run-Length Encoding, for high-level compressions. BZ2 files can be used to compress single files but they cannot archive a group of files. Instead, you will have to archive each of the files that you want to compress first, then apply the bzip2 compression to compress the entire archive file.
How to Open BZ2 Files
How to Make BZ2 Files
Below are some software programs that can open BZ2 files. Download one to open your file now.