What is the difference between .dmg and .tar.xz?
- Extension
- .dmg
- .tar.xz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Disk Image
- Compressed
- Developer
- Apple
- Tukaani
- Description
- It is a raw format image file that is developed in MacOS. The mountable disk image data is compressed or encrypted at times and is mainly used for installing Mac application that has been downloaded online.
- File created using Tar archive and XZ compression tools; contains a .TAR archive that has been compressed using .XZ compression, which compresses at a high ratio.
- MIME Type
- application/x-apple-diskimage
- application/x-xz-compressed-tar
- Sample
- sample.tar.xz
- Wikipedia
- .dmg on Wikipedia
- .tar.xz on Wikipedia