What is the difference between .cab and .lha?
- Extension
- .cab
- .lha
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Compressed
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Haruyasu Yoshizaki
- 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.
- The LHA (also known as LHARC) file type is a compressed archive format developed by Haruyasu Yoshizaki. It primarily uses the LZSS algorithm and Huffman coding for compression, enabling the efficient packaging of multiple files and directories into a single, smaller file. Initially designed for use in the DOS operating system, LHA became popular in Japan and was widely adopted for software distribution on platforms such as Amiga and early versions of Windows.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed
- application/lha
- Sample
- sample.cab
- Wikipedia
- .cab on Wikipedia
- .lha on Wikipedia