What is the difference between .vmdk and .tar.gz?
- Extension
- .vmdk
- .tar.gz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Disk Image
- Compressed
- Developer
- VMware
- The GNU Project
- Description
- VMDK files make up a virtual disk. The size of the virtuals disk determines the number of the vmdk files in it.
- It's a TAR archive file compressed using GNU zip compression codec. Mainly used by Linux OS to package programs, files, and installers.
- MIME Type
- application/x-vmdk
- application/gzip
- Sample
- sample.tar.gz