Convert TAR.GZ to RAR

What is TAR.GZ file?

TAR.GZ is a .GZ file format allowing multiple files to be stored in a single archive by compressing them into a Gzip file (.GZ). It usually combines and stores several files into one, and thus reduces space and the number of files that need to be transferred. The TAR.GZ (and other similar formats) are sometimes referred to as tarballs because of their resemblance to tar soap balls that were popular in the past. What is a TAR.GZ File? A TAR. [ ⏩ ] TAR.GZ file extension

What is RAR file?

The RAR (RAR) file extension is used to indicate a special type of compressed and archived file used by many different software programs, most notably WinRAR. This highly-compressed data format is used for archival purposes while minimizing the total file size. Compression and Extraction RAR archives allow users to compress many files into a single container file, reducing the overall file size and increasing security for private or confidential data. [ ⏩ ] RAR file extension

How to convert the file from TAR.GZ to RAR?

To successfully convert the TAR.GZ file to RAR, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.TAR.GZ). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case RAR (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than RAR).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. TAR.GZ to RAR. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting TAR.GZ files to RAR files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension RAR, while before this step we had the TAR.GZ file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new RAR file, or not.

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