What is the difference between .cab and .tar.z?
- Extension
- .cab
- .tar.z
- 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.
- A TAR.Z file is a Unix TAR archive compressed with a standard Unix compression algorithm to save disk space. It contains one or more compressed files. The file is commonly used on Unix operating systems to archive groups of files.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed
- application/x-tarz
- Sample
- sample.cab
- Wikipedia
- .cab on Wikipedia
- .tar.z on Wikipedia