GZ File Extension - Open .GZ files

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.GZ File Extension

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File Type

Gnu Zipped File

Popularity

Very Common

Category

Compressed Files

File Description

File archive compressed using the standard Gnu Gzip compression algorithm; installed with most Unix operating systems; recognized by most file decompression utilities for Mac, Windows, and Unix.

NOTE: Files that that end in "tar.gz" are known as a "tarballs;" they are commonly found on Unix systems and are .TAR files compressed with Gzip compression; these files must first be decompressed, then expanded using a TAR utility.

Program(s) that open gz files

Mac OS

StuffIt Deluxe 2010

Apple Archive Utility

Windows

WinZip 12 Pro

PicoZip

WinRAR

WinACE

7-Zip

StuffIt Deluxe 2009

Linux

Xarchiver

gnuzip

gzip

ark