What is the difference between .tar.7z and .bzip2?
- Extension
- .tar.7z
- .bzip2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Compressed
- Developer
- Igor Pavlov
- bzip2
- Description
- 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.
- It is an open-source file compressor and decompressor that is freely available and uses the Burrows-Wheeler codec. It isn't a file archiver as it compresses single files.
- MIME Type
- application/x-7z-compressed
- application/x-bzip2
- Wikipedia
- .tar.7z on Wikipedia
- .bzip2 on Wikipedia