abpowell
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How to I open a .tar file?
Any ideas?
Tar files are just files containing other files and are definitely used heavily on *nix environments. However, you can open them in Windows using Winzip or a windows version of TAR.
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7-Zip will open tar files in Windows: http://www.7-zip.org/
I stand corrected apparently you can open a .tar in Windows.
eb
eb
http://www.winzip.com/wzdifs.htm
TAR ("Tape ARchive") is an old file format that is used to group files together. It does not provide compression. WinZip supports all operations on TAR files except creating new TAR files and adding to TAR files.
See also Tar for Windows
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/tar.htm
TAR ("Tape ARchive") is an old file format that is used to group files together. It does not provide compression. WinZip supports all operations on TAR files except creating new TAR files and adding to TAR files.
See also Tar for Windows
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/tar.htm
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I've tried WinZip. It won't open it. Says "error reading heading after processing 0 entries". I am using the evaluation version. I've got stuffit also but I unstalled it because it seemed to be causing some problems. I don't believe those problems were coming from Stuffit now but I'm still hesitant to reinstall unless I really need to.
So try tar for windows. I gave the link.
Though if Winzip won't open it you may have a corrupt file.
Though if Winzip won't open it you may have a corrupt file.
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I agree with using WinRAR. I have dealt with .tar (and more usually .tar.gz, which is a .tar file compressed with gzip AFAIK) files that I've needed to install on my Unix machine but have opened them in Windows first - I have always used WinRAR with no problems.
will have to concur with ded9, winace rocks!
Steve
Steve
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Hi,
Microsoft provide Unix Services for Windows (for free). This contains the TAR utility, as well as a number of other Unix utilities (e.g. grep) that Windows is missing.
Find out more at : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/interopmigration/unix/sfu/default.mspx
Nigel
Microsoft provide Unix Services for Windows (for free). This contains the TAR utility, as well as a number of other Unix utilities (e.g. grep) that Windows is missing.
Find out more at : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/interopmigration/unix/sfu/default.mspx
Nigel
On a windows machine one program opens all tar progrs -winrar.
http://winrar.com
PS Onceyou will try to use this program, you may never go back to winzip. ANother to try is WinACE bu that Iam not sure.
Cheers,
~Lil
http://winrar.com
PS Onceyou will try to use this program, you may never go back to winzip. ANother to try is WinACE bu that Iam not sure.
Cheers,
~Lil
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Sorry so late with points. Got held up out of town with no access. Thanks for the info
I don't beleive you can open a .tar in windows (if you are using unix ignore this)
eb