Compressed Files

CPGZ is the default format used for compression. The method of unzipping files is creating a new zip file with the zip.cpgz extension then returning the contents to the zip file. Then, it opens the CPGZ archive – recreating the zip file again – decompresses it, and returns it to the zip.cpgz extension. This is […]

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, […]

A Debian Software Package file, or DEB as it is more often referred to, is a compressed binary formatted Unix archive file. It is constructed of two TAR archives, either bzip or gzip, and has the file extension of .deb after extraction. One of the archives is used for the installer’s control information and the […]

XZ files are new general-purpose single file compressed binary archives that reach higher compression rates in comparison to their similarity to their counterparts, the gzip and bzip2 files. XZ files are able to contain multiple compressed files and can be downloaded from the internet or sent to you from an outside party, assuming that the […]

The Roshal ARchive file, RAR, is a common proprietary archive format that has files compressed via RAR compression. Files are compressed in RAR files to reduce size for either transporting or storing the files. The RAR files are generally used to store large files such as a video file. Because of the compression, to view […]

The 7Z file is a free and popular compressed archive. It incorporates open-source LZMA compression that has a lossless data compression ratio and may also use an encryption called AES-256. These files may have multiple directories or files that are compressed for the purpose of saving storage space or transporting. 7z files are compressed with […]

The Gnu Zipped Archive file, GZ file, (also known as a gzip file), is an archive file that is compressed by the standard GNU zip compression algorithm. It is mostly used on UNIX and Linux systems. The GZ file is sometimes utilized to compress certain elements on websites to speed up the loading time of […]

The TGZ file is a TAR archive file that is compressed by the standard GNU zip compression algorithm. It compresses multiple files into one file to make it easier to transport or backup. Once the TAR file is created, the GZIP software compresses the files to reduce the file size. It is mostly used on […]

The Comic Book RAR Archive, CBR file, is multiple JPEG, PNG, or static GIF compressed into a single RAR archive. Essentially, the RAR extension has been renamed to CBR. It can have ordered pages that can be viewed one or two at a time. Because of the page feature, the CBR file is used to […]

The Web Application Resource, (WAR) file is a compressed file that is saved in an archive format. The WAR file contains JAR-files, tag libraries. Java-based web elements such as JavaServer Pages, Java Servlets, Java classes, XML files, and other applications that run on a web server. It includes features such as shopping carts, HTML, pictures, […]