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title: Convert TAR.GZ to ZIP, 7Z, BZ2 and 3 more on a Mac — Arazio
source: https://arazioformac.com/docs/formats/targz
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# TAR.GZ files

A TAR that has been compressed with GZIP. The standard way to ship a folder of files outside Windows.

## Convert TAR.GZ to

7Z, BZ2, GZIP, TAR, XZ, ZIP.

## Tools that work on TAR.GZ

Hold Option rather than Shift: Extract.

## Where the file goes

Beside the original, same folder, same name, new extension. Nothing is overwritten and nothing is uploaded.

Extensions: .tar.gz, .tgz · Category: archive