What is the difference between .vmdk and .tar.xz?
- Extension
- .vmdk
- .tar.xz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Disk Image
- Compressed
- Developer
- VMware
- Tukaani
- Description
- VMDK files make up a virtual disk. The size of the virtuals disk determines the number of the vmdk files in it.
- 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-vmdk
- application/x-xz-compressed-tar
- Sample
- sample.tar.xz
- Wikipedia
- .vmdk on Wikipedia
- .tar.xz on Wikipedia