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As software becomes more powerful and media becomes more data-rich, file sizes continue to grow at exponential rates. As a result, it’s becoming increasingly common to store and send files in compressed formats as .tar.gz.

Compressing and extracting these files, however, isn’t always intuitive. In this guide, we’ll provide basic guides to unzip .tar.gz files in Linux and Windows, as well as a few helpful tips and tricks.

A “.tar” file is a collection of files compressed into a single file or archive. Short for “Tape ARchive,” the name “TAR” is a throwback to when files were stored on magnetic tape drives.

Thankfully, you don’t need to be a 1960s computer technician to use and extract .tar files – nor do modern .tar files even have anything to do with old computers.

Just like the more familiar .zip files, .tar files compress large files into a single package, making it easier to store and send them through email, servers, and so on. As a result, it’s become a common file extension for many open-source software packages and other resources.

But with .zip being the easier of the two to use, why use .tar in the first place? As we’ll see in the next section, .tar comes with a few extra features that make it the better compression format for certain files and applications.

Where most operating systems make it easy to extract and create .zip files, the same can’t really be said for .tar files — at least not in ways that are easy to notice.

Of course, that’s not to say .tar files are some kind of “lesser” format than .zip. Rather, they both accomplish the same task (file compression) in the same way. Here’s a breakdown of how it all works.

By now, you’ve probably noticed the major difference between .tar and .zip files: compression methods.

Where .zip files consist of many individually compressed files, .tar files are compressed as a single package, leaving its files uncompressed. In other words, .zip files are a collection of compressed files, while .tar files are a compressed collection of files.

But does the compression method really matter, especially if both methods technically produce compressed files?

It depends. For sending and storing, both .zip and .tar.gz files will allow you to send relatively large packages as a single file. However, there are some pretty major differences when it comes to accessing data within the files and the compression efficiency.

If that’s not entirely clear, don’t worry. Technical details aside, all you need to remember is that .zip files are more accessible but less space-efficient, while .tar files are less accessible but more space-efficient. As a result, one isn’t necessarily better than the other — it’s all a matter of application.

While both .tar and .tar.gz refer to file archives, a .tar.gz file is a .tar file that’s been compressed or “zipped” using the gzip utility. Using gzip for compression is what gives the file a “.gz” double extension.

Though gzip is the most common compression utility, it’s not the only one. As you might imagine, using a different compression utility on a .tar file will result in a different double extension. Some common examples include .tar.bz2 (bzip2), .tar.br (Brotli), and .tar.zst (zstd), among many others.

As we’ll see later, different compression utilities may require different methods for extracting and unzipping files. Though we’ll mostly focus on .tar.gz files, check out the end of the article for some quick tips on extracting .tar files in other formats.

Otherwise, keep reading to learn how to unzip .tar.gz files in Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Most Linux distributions and macOS include built-in tools for zipping and unzipping .tar and .tar.gz files. While the tar utility is enough for most purposes, you’ll need the gzip utility to create .tar.gz files.

You can unzip most .tar.gz and other compressed .tar files using the tar utility.

For the simplest method, begin by opening the terminal (CTRL+ALT+T) and navigate to the directory of the .tar.gz file you want to unzip. Then enter the following command:

Extract .tar.gz file to current working directory:

This command will extract (-x) the file (-f) specified (in this case, filename.tar.gz) to the current directory. Note that this command also works with other common compression formats such as .tar.bz2.

The tar command also comes with several other options. Like many Linux commands, one of these is a verbose output (-v) that prints the extracted files to the terminal window:

Extract .tar.gz file to current working directory and print output:

Again, the above commands will extract to the current working directory by default. You can use the -C option to extract to a different directory (in this case, /home/user/files).

Extract .tar.gz file to a different working directory:

The tar command also provides support for extracting only specific files or directories from a .tar.gz file. Simply add a space-separated list of the files you want to extract.

Extract file1 and directory1 from .tar.gz file to current working directory:

Note that this command will throw an error unless you specify the exact filename listed in the .tar file. As we’ll cover more in the next section, you can verify file names by listing contents with the tar -tf filename.tar.gz command.

You can also use --wildcards to extract all files with a certain extension or name.

Extract all files ending with “.txt” from .tar.gz file:

You can also extract .tar.gz directly from the standard input stream (stdin) by piping it into the tar command using the decompression option (-z).

For example, if you wanted to extract the .tar.gz file located at “https://kinsta.com/filename.tar.gz” (there’s not actually a .tar.gz file here, but bear with us), you’d use the wget command piped into tar.

Extract .tar.gz file from a URL:

It’s often useful to list the contents of a .tar.gz file without having to unzip the entire archive. The -list (-t) option will output a list of filenames.

List contents of a .tar.gz file:

You can also add the verbose output option (-v) to provide detailed listings, including dates, securities/permissions, and more.

List detailed contents of a .tar.gz file:

Many compression utilities also offer their own commands for listing the contents of compressed files. For example, gzip allows you to list the contents of a .gz file with the following command:

List detailed contents of a .gz file with gzip:

You can create your own compressed .tar files using compression utilities such as gzip. Gzip is one of the most popular and available options, especially since it comes built in to most Linux distributions and macOS.

In the terminal, navigate to the working directory of the .tar file you want to compress and simply enter the following command:

Compress .tar file with gzip:

You can just as easily unzip the resulting .tar.gz file with the decompress (-d) option.

Decompress .tar.gz file with gzip:

If you want to keep the original file after compression, there are two options. The first is the -k option, and the other uses the -c option to output the compressed file to a different file, preserving the original.

Compress .tar file and keep original copy:

Compress .tar file and store as a different file:

Like the tar utility, gzip also allows you to zip and unzip multiple files or entire directories at a time.

Compress multiple files:

Decompress multiple files:

Compress all files in a directory:

Decompress all files in a directory:

Like Linux and macOS, the Windows 10 operating system also includes a built-in tar utility.

Unlike Windows’ convenient graphical user interface (GUI) for unzipping .zip files, you’ll need to use the tar utility through the command line. However, there are also many third-party tools you can install for a more user-friendly experience.

To access the Windows command line, search for “command prompt” or “cmd” in the search bar. Right-click the first result and select the “Run as administrator” option.

With the command prompt open, use the appropriate commands to change the current working directory (cd) to the location of the .tar.gz file you want to unzip. Alternatively, you can also specify a source and destination file path when using the tar utility.

Type one of the following commands and press “Enter.”

Extract .tar.gz file to current working directory:

Extract .tar.gz file from source path to destination path:

Note that the tar utility in Windows has nearly the same syntax as it does in Linux and macOS. Here we’ve used the extract (-x), verbose (-v), decompress with gzip (-z), and file (-f) options for a complete extraction with decompression and detailed output.

If the command line isn’t your thing, there are plenty of user-friendly tools available to unzip tar.gz files.

While there are many tools to choose from, the most popular include 7-Zip and WinZip. While slightly different, they are quite lightweight and offer a much simpler alternative to using the command line.

Some third-party tools also offer extended flexibility for converting between file types‌, saving more time if you want to change between compression formats. Many are also available for Linux and macOS.

However, while tools like 7-Zip are free, many more “robust” solutions are only available for a price after a trial period. As a result, we recommend sticking to free (but trustworthy) tools or simply using the command line.

Not every .tar.gz extraction is seamless — especially if you’re using the command line!

Where commands have little (if any) room for typos or omissions, many common errors are the result of small mistakes, misspellings, or incorrect formats. Thankfully, unless you’re somehow missing your tar or gzip utility, most common errors are very easy to fix.

This error occurs when trying to extract specific files or directories from a .tar.gz file using tar.

Error Input:

Error Output:

In this example, the user tried to extract the file titled “FILE” from filename.tar.gz. However, tar was unable to find FILE within .tar.gz, meaning that the user either misspelled the name or that the file simply doesn’t exist in filename.tar.gz. Another common cause of errors is case sensitivity, where Linux treats “FILE” and “file” as two separate entities.

Solution: Check the spelling and/or verify that the file exists in the .tar.gz archive by listing the contents with tar -tf filename.tar.gz.

This error occurs if you try to decompress a file without specifying a decompression utility, specifically -z for gzip.

Error Input:

Notice that the “-z” is missing from what should be sudo tar -xz on the far right.

Error Output:

Solution: Specify a decompression option such as gzip (-z) in the tar command.

Many users report running the “right” commands only to find that their .tar.gz is “not in gzip format” – despite the .gz extension.

Error Output:

This error usually occurs when a .tar has been saved as a .gz despite having never been compressed using the gzip utility. It may sound like a silly mistake, but it’s surprisingly common in situations where users directly rename files and their extensions (such as .tar and .gz) in the process.

Solution: Find a new copy of the .tar.gz file, or simply extract it as a .tar file using tar -xf filename.tar instead. If this command also throws an error, the next solution might help.

Similar to the previous error, this error occurs when an archive was saved as a .tar despite not being a .tar archive.

Error Output:

Solution: Find a new copy of the .tar or .tar.gz file, or try extracting with gunzip filename.tar.gz instead. If the gunzip command doesn’t work, try listing the contents with verbose output with tar -xvf filename.tar.gz and see if there’s a specific file causing the problem. However, it’s more likely that the file was never properly zipped as a .tar file in the first place.

It’s easy to get confused when navigating between .tar, .tar.gz, and .gz – not to mention zipping and unzipping them. Here are a few frequently asked questions we commonly hear from users working with .tar.gz files.

You can open most .tar.gz files using the tar command built in to Linux, macOS, and Windows 10. If you’re not comfortable with the terminal or command line, third-party tools such as 7-Zip offer a more user-friendly alternative.

While every tar.gz file is a .tar archive, not every .gz is a .tar file. The .gz extension represents the gzip compression format, which can be applied to almost any file format to compress data and save space.

Though both .zip and .tar.gz archive and compress files, they do so in different ways. Where .zip archives and compresses individual files, .tar only archives individual files, leaving a separate compression format such as .gz (gzip) to compress all of them as a single file/archive. In other words, .zip is a collection of compressed files, while .tar.gz is a compressed collection of files.

Yes. Since .tar.gz compresses multiple files all at once, it can take advantage of similarities between individual files to save on space. Generally speaking, a collection of files archived and compressed as a .tar.gz will be more space-efficient (i.e., smaller) than the same collection compressed as a .zip.

With Linux, macOS, and Windows 10 offering a built-in tar utility, it’s easier than ever to unzip tar.gz files through the command line. Usually, the only command you’ll really need is:

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Insurers come to mind when talking about insurance. We let ourselves be carried away by advertisements or recommendations from people close to us when opting for one company or another without taking into account that there are other companies in the sector —such as brokerages— willing to offer us better conditions and, what more importantly, they cover the gap in insurance companies: personalized attention, maintaining contact with the client to select the coverage they most need at all times.

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An insurance broker is in contact with various insurers to learn about their coverage. The knowledge of the sector allows it to offer the best coverage at the best prices.

The insured makes the last decision about the company. The broker acts as a middleman to help the client make the best decision, which affects their well-being and their family.

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Its independence is the main advantage.

The insurance broker is neutral. They have to find out about the coverage offered by the different insurance companies in order to choose the one that best suits the needs of the client.

The first thing the client should know is their needs. The work of the mediation begins when the policy that best suits the client is found.

The insurance broker proposes alternatives to the client in order to make the decision.

The after-sales service begins when the contract is made, and the insured is not alone.

The person the insurer contacts when an incident arises will be the person the contract says is the mediator. The main tasks of the organization are managing the procedures and defending the insured.

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The main difference between a broker and an insurance agent is their independence and how they are linked to insurers.

The insurance broker is independent and not linked to any insurer. He is impartial and objective when choosing the insurance that best suits or best suits his client, in accordance with his professional judgment and the needs of the insured.

The insurance agent is linked to an insurer and has signed a contract.

He is linked to the insurance company that he belongs to and his offer is limited to the insurance marketed by the entity itself.

Trusting an insurance broker such as Nogal allows the client to benefit from its objectivity, impartiality and independence, with a broader insurance offer and personalized attention based on trust, close humane treatment and no commissions.

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The insurance broker's income is paid by the insurance company, so it is free for the client.

The percentage that the broker gets with respect to the policy is only visible to the insurer, not the client.

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The advantage of having different budgets and coverage of insurers is what makes this belief wrong. The best policies for him are selected by the broker. The after-sales service does not imply an expense for the client.

The client won't see his pocket affected by taking out the policy, but he will be able to take advantage of discounts since the brokerages get the best economic conditions. If you contract your policies through a broker, you will know that you are paying for the services you need.

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We can find physical and online insurers, but there are other ways to find them.

The online channel has allowed insurers to save on costs, which affects the price of the policies they offer. It will be impossible for a person to answer any doubts that may arise in the hiring process because the contracting of this type of policy is automatic.

Each client is unique and needs to be satisfied in order for physical brokerages to offer a personalized service.

In the case of insurance brokerage, the second option is equally recommended because you know that in the event of an incident there will be an advisor to guide you.

The case of Corredura Seguros Nogal is an example of an insurance broker that combines both. The interested client can go to the office and speak with his personal manager. If you prefer agility in the procedures, you can contact the brokerage directly by phone, and they will give you a personalized budget that is in line with your needs, without obligation or contract.

In online brokerages, where everything is done via the internet, with no chance of a meeting with the mediation, the client is in charge of comparing, choosing and contracting their insurance or insurances.

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If you haven't already seen the advantages of an insurance broker, here are the key points of difference.

The interests of the insured are looked into by the insurance broker. In the event of an incident, the advisor acts on his behalf and does not leave him alone until the incident has been resolved for the benefit of the insured.

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