What is the difference between .iso and .tar.xz?
- Extension
- .iso
- .tar.xz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Disk Image
- Compressed
- Developer
- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Tukaani
- Description
- A disc image file format that contains exact duplicate data from an original CD/DVD and is based on the ISO-9660 Standard. It stores images, directory structures, file attributes, boot code, and any other filesystem information.
- 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-iso9660-image
- application/x-xz-compressed-tar
- Sample
- sample.tar.xz
- Wikipedia
- .iso on Wikipedia
- .tar.xz on Wikipedia