What is the difference between .img and .tar.xz?
- Extension
- .img
- .tar.xz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Disk Image
- Compressed
- Developer
- Apple Inc.
- Tukaani
- Description
- A disc image file used to store duplicate CD or DVD data and is commonly used to burn new discs and creating backups. It is developed by any disc imaging software like HH Software Virtual CD.
- 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-cd-image
- application/x-xz-compressed-tar
- Sample
- sample.img
- sample.tar.xz
- Wikipedia
- .img on Wikipedia
- .tar.xz on Wikipedia