What is the difference between .cab and .tar?
- Extension
- .cab
- .tar
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Other
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Jean-loup Gailly
- 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.
- Tar archive created by tar, a Unix-based utility used to package files together; contains multiple files stored in an uncompressed format; commonly compressed into a .GZ file using GNU Zip compression.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed
- application/x-tar
- Sample
- sample.cab
- sample.tar
- Wikipedia
- .cab on Wikipedia
- .tar on Wikipedia