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What is a TAR.GZ2 file? Compressed "tarball" that should be named with the .BZ2 file extension instead of ".gz2," which isn't a file format; likely misnamed because the user thought GZ2 files are related to the .GZ format; can be renamed with the ".bz2" file extension and opened with a bzip2 compatible utility.

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What is a TAR.GZ2 file?

Compressed "tarball" that should be named with the .BZ2 file extension instead of ".gz2," which isn't a file format; likely misnamed because the user thought GZ2 files are related to the .GZ format; can be renamed with the ".bz2" file extension and opened with a bzip2 compatible utility.

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Programs that open TAR.GZ2 files

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Windows

Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe

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Discontinued

Paid

Corel WinZip

Free Trial

7-Zip

Free

Mac

Apple Archive Utility

Included with OS

The Unarchiver

Free

Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe Mac 16

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Discontinued

Paid

Linux

bzip2

Free

Archive Manager

Included with OS

Category: Compressed Files

Updated: January 2, 2012

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What is a TAR.GZ2 file?↓
Compressed "tarball" that should be named with the .BZ2 file extension instead of ".gz2," which isn't a file format; likely misnamed because the user thought GZ2 files are related to the .GZ format; can be renamed with the ".bz2" file extension and opened with a bzip2 compatible utility.

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