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Convert mslz to tar

  1. Download and install the latest version of Filestar.

  2. Right click on one or more Mslz file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.

  3. Type convert to tar in the search box.

  4. Press Convert.

Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i file.mslz -c "convert to tar" (how).

Let your AI agent convert MSLZ to TAR

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine.

Install Filestar and add it to your agents:

npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install

Or add it in one click:

Claude Code:

claude mcp add filestar -- npx -y [email protected] mcp

Then ask your agent:

“Convert the MSLZ files in my Downloads folder to TAR”

Or run it yourself:

filestarcli -i file.mslz -c "convert to tar"

Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.

Can my AI agent convert MSLZ to TAR?

Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.mslz -c "convert to tar" on your computer, so your files stay on it.

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What is the difference between .mslz and .tar?

Name
MSLZ Archive
Consolidated Unix File Archive
Extension
.mslz
.tar
Format
Binary
Binary
Category
Compressed
Other
Developer
Microsoft
Jean-loup Gailly
Description
MSLZ is an archive file format developed by Microsoft. It is a compressed version of the LZX compression algorithm which is used to reduce the size of files and folders. The files can be opened with the MSLZ Viewer, a free utility that is included with Microsoft Office.
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/vnd.ms-cab-compressed
application/x-tar
Sample
sample.tar
Wikipedia
.tar on Wikipedia

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