In earlier times, ZIP and RAR were the two preferred file formats. However, nowadays, quite a few developers are uploading their files over to the web in .tar extensions. So what exactly is a TAR file and how you could open these files on your Windows 10 PC or laptop? Well, In this guide, we will be answering just that.
Apart from that, we would also throw some lights as to why many people now prefer to upload the files in the said format. So without further ado, let’s check out why TAR files have become the new normal when it comes to open-source software distribution. Follow along.
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What is a TAR File?
TAR file or Tape Archive files (also known as tarball) is a file format that is used to bundle in many different files inside a single package. This ends up saving considerable storage space as well as bandwidth. Hence developers prefer this format when uploading many files at once over to the servers.
But don’t mix up with a RAR or ZIP file. These two are the formats for compressed files, whereas TAR in itself isn’t a compressed file, but you could easily compress it using some applications. Once you end up compressing these TAR files, you will be able to save much more storage. But upon doing so, the .tar extension would then be replaced with .tgz or .gz extension.
