What is the difference between .cab and .gz?
- Extension
- .cab
- .gz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Compressed
- Developer
- Microsoft
- The GNU Project
- Description
- A CAB file is a Windows Cabinet file saved in an archive format native to Microsoft Windows that supports .ZIP, Quantum, and LZX data compression algorithms. CAB files contain compressed data and is used for Windows software installations such as system files, network components, and device drivers.
- This is a compressed archive file that contains one or more files compressed by standard GNU zip (gzip) compression algorithm. It is mainly used by Unix OS.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed
- application/x-compressed
- Sample
- sample.cab
- sample.gz
- Wikipedia
- .cab on Wikipedia
- .gz on Wikipedia