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Convert tar to bzip2

  1. Download and install the latest version of Filestar.

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

  3. Type convert to bzip2 in the search box.

  4. Press Convert.

convert tar to bzip2

What is the difference between .tar and .bzip2?

Name
Consolidated Unix File Archive
BZIP Compressed Archive
Extension
.tar
.bzip2
Format
Binary
Binary
Category
Other
Compressed
Developer
Jean-loup Gailly
bzip2
Description
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.
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-tar
application/x-bzip2
Sample
sample.tar
Wikipedia
.tar on Wikipedia
.bzip2 on Wikipedia

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