An rz file extension is associated with the rzip compressed archive file format developed by Andrew Tridgell

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RZ file extension - rzip compressed archive

What is rz file? How to open rz files?

File type specification:

Archive and compressed file type icon Archive and compressed file type

The rz file extension is associated with RZIP compression program, similar in functionality to gzip or bzip2, but able to take advantage long distance redundancies in files, which can sometimes allow RZIP to produce much better compression ratios than other programs.

The default software associated to open rz file:

rzip  Linux/Unix software

Company or developer:
Andrew Tridgell

rzip is a compression software similar to gzip or bzip2, but with better compression ratios than other programs.

Help how to open:

Use RZIP to open *.rz compressed archives.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .rz file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

List of software applications associated to the .rz file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open rz file, edit rz file, convert rz file, view rz file, play rz file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting rz files.

Software that open rz file - rzip compressed archive

Programs supporting the exension rz on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about rzip for open rz file action.

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