Convert Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase to tar.7z

  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 tar.7z in the search box.

  4. Press Convert.

What is the difference between Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase and .tar.7z?

Extension
.zip
.tar.7z
Format
Binary
Binary
Category
GIS
Compressed
Developer
ESRI
Igor Pavlov
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.
This format works based on the LZMA principle compression algorithm. It was originally used in 7-Zip archives. tar.7z archives were created for storing info about file owners and for ease of use in Unix systems, based on a TAR archiving tool.
MIME Type
application/zip
application/x-7z-compressed

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