What is the difference between .cab and .tar.7z?
- Extension
- .cab
- .tar.7z
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Compressed
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Igor Pavlov
- 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 format works based on the LZMA principle compression algorithm. It was originally used in 7-Zip archives. tar.7z archives were created for storing info about file owners and for ease of use in Unix systems, based on a TAR archiving tool.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed
- application/x-7z-compressed
- Sample
- sample.cab
- Wikipedia
- .cab on Wikipedia
- .tar.7z on Wikipedia