What is the difference between .rar and .tar.7z?
- Extension
- .rar
- .tar.7z
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Compressed
- Developer
- Eugene Roshal
- Igor Pavlov
- Description
- A RAR file is an archive that contains one or more files compressed with RAR compression. It uses a higher compression ratio than typical ZIP compression and incorporates a proprietary compression algorithm that is now used by other compressors, including 7-Zip for its .7Z files. RAR files may be extracted using a variety of programs.
- This format works based on the LZMA principle compression algorithm. It was originally used in 7-Zip archives. tar.7z archives were created for storing info about file owners and for ease of use in Unix systems, based on a TAR archiving tool.
- MIME Type
- application/x-rar-compressed
- application/x-7z-compressed
- Sample
- sample.rar
- Wikipedia
- .rar on Wikipedia
- .tar.7z on Wikipedia