Windows Tar.gz ((new)) 【2027】

💡 7-Zip also opens .tar.gz directly if you use “Open archive.”

sudo apt update sudo apt install tar tar -xvzf file.tar.gz windows tar.gz

| Feature | .tar.gz | .zip | |---------|---------|------| | Native on Windows | ❌ (needs tar or 7-Zip) | ✅ | | Compression ratio | Better for text/logs | Better for binary files | | Preserves Linux permissions | ✅ | ❌ | | Multi-file archiving | ✅ | ✅ | 💡 7-Zip also opens

Windows now includes a native tar.exe utility ported from the Unix world. It functions similarly to the Linux version. windows tar.gz