What is the difference between .tar.7z and .tar.xz?
- Extension
- .tar.7z
- .tar.xz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Compressed
- Developer
- Igor Pavlov
- Tukaani
- 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.
- 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-7z-compressed
- application/x-xz-compressed-tar
- Sample
- sample.tar.xz
- Wikipedia
- .tar.7z on Wikipedia
- .tar.xz on Wikipedia