TAR file Converter
Online TAR file Converter - Instant Download!
How to use TAR Converter
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Step 1 - Upload a file
Select a file from your computer using the browse function.
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Step 2 - Choose a destination format
Choose a destination format like TAR, 7Z, RAR, TARGZ, TGZ, ZIP, GZ. We support most archive formats.
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Step 3 - Download your archive file
Download your converted file immediately.
More information on TAR, TAR Archive File (.tar)
The .tar file format
Tar is a software program that assembles multiple files into a single archive file- referred to as a tarball- for circulation or back-up. It was at first created for I/O devices with no filing system of their own and later developed under the unix platform to facilitate tape back-up as an archiving method -hence the name (t)ape (ar)chive. TAR also stands for the application that handles TAR files.
.tar technical details
Although Tar is an archive format that merges several files, these are not compressed by default. Compression is achieved using gzip to give a TAR.GZ file extension. The archive data sets within the tar file format hold a number of file system parameters, such as name, proprietorship, file access rights, and directory organization. These file headers and data are rounded up to constitute multiples of 512 bytes.
Additional information about TAR file format
| File extension | .TAR |
| File category | ARCHIVE |
| Useful links | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_(computing) |
| File conversion | Convert a file to TAR |
| Developer | The GNU Project |
| Associated programs | GNU Tar, 7-Zip, Apple Archive Utility, Corel WinZip 18.5 |