What is the difference between .gpt and .tar?
- Extension
- .gpt
- .tar
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Disk Image
- Other
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Jean-loup Gailly
- Description
- GPT (GUID Partition Table) is the standard format used to define the partitions of computer storage devices like hard disks using globally unique identifiers (GUIDs). It is also used on some BIOS systems to replace the early version master boot record (MBR) method, which supported up to 2.2TB partitions. GPT supports up to 18 Terabytes partitions.
- 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/x-gpt
- application/x-tar
- Sample
- sample.tar
- Wikipedia
- .gpt on Wikipedia
- .tar on Wikipedia