What is the difference between .wim and .tar.gz?
- Extension
- .wim
- .tar.gz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Disk Image
- Compressed
- Developer
- Microsoft
- The GNU Project
- Description
- It is a file-based disk image format created by Microsoft for its latest Windows OS releases, Windows Server 2008 and the Windows Vista. Windows Imaging Format (wim), is used for the standard installation method of the OS.
- 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-ms-wim
- application/gzip
- Sample
- sample.tar.gz
- Wikipedia
- .wim on Wikipedia
- .tar.gz on Wikipedia