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BZIP compressed file archive
File type: Archive and compressed file
Files with bz file extension can be sometimes found as renamed BZIP archives on Unix systems. Same format, just different extension.
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: December 24, 2024
The bz file extension is sometimes used for BZIP compressed file archives.
Occasionally used for archiving data on Unix systems and for exchanging files on the internet. Binary format. Compresses data using a combination of the Burrows-Wheeler transform and Huffman entropy coding. Stores a single file. Typically used in combination with TAR. Developed and maintained by Julian Seward.
MIME types:
application/x-bzip
Use any file archiver with BZIP support.
Probably can be converted to other formats.
Software applications that can open bz files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that convert bz files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that extract bz files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
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