What is the difference between .cab and .tar.lzo?
- Extension
- .cab
- .tar.lzo
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Compressed
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer
- 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.
- Lzop is a file compressor very similar to gzip. lzop favors speed over compression ratio.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed
- application/x-lzop-compressed-tar
- Sample
- sample.cab
- sample.tar.lzo
- Wikipedia
- .cab on Wikipedia
- .tar.lzo on Wikipedia