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Convert Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase to bzip2

  1. Download and install the latest version of Filestar.

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

  3. Type convert to bzip2 in the search box.

  4. Press Convert.

What is the difference between Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase and .bzip2?

Name
Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase
BZIP Compressed Archive
Extension
.zip
.bzip2
Format
Binary
Binary
Category
GIS
Compressed
Developer
ESRI
bzip2
Description
A ZIP file holding an Esri shapefile (.shp, .shx, .dbf and companions) or a file geodatabase folder, the usual way GIS vector data is downloaded and shared.
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/zip
application/x-bzip2
Sample
sample.bzip2
Wikipedia
.zip on Wikipedia
.bzip2 on Wikipedia

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