What is the difference between .7z and .bz2?
- Extension
- .7z
- .bz2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Compressed
- Developer
- Igor Pavlov
- Julian Seward
- Description
- A 7Z file is a type of compressed archive that uses the open-source LZMA compression algorithm to reduce the size of the file. This type of file is often used to store multiple directories and files in a single, compressed package. 7Z files can also include strong AES-256 encryption for added security. They are commonly created using the 7-Zip utility developed by Igor Pavlov.
- An archive file developed by Bzip2 compressor mainly found on Unix OS. Its popularly used to move Linux application packages because of its high-level compression algorithms i.e. the Burrows-Wheeler compression and Run-Length Encoding (RLE).
- MIME Type
- application/x-7z-compressed
- application/x-bzip2
- Sample
- sample.7z
- sample.bz2
- Wikipedia
- .7z on Wikipedia
- .bz2 on Wikipedia