How do I open a TAR file?
Select the .tar file and click Open Archive to inspect its paths. Download saves one entry; Extract All to Folder saves all regular files with their safe relative paths.
Drop files here or click to select
Choose one supported archive to inspect its contents.
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Processing takes place in this browser tab. Files are not uploaded by this tool.
TAR is a packaging format commonly used for Unix backups, source distributions, file transfers, and directory snapshots. It records file paths and metadata in one sequential archive without reducing the file data through compression.
TAR records directory paths and file metadata without compressing the payload. This tool saves regular files with safe relative paths and adjusts conflicting names to avoid overwriting files.
Select the .tar file and click Open Archive to inspect its paths. Download saves one entry; Extract All to Folder saves all regular files with their safe relative paths.
A plain .tar file packages files and metadata but does not compress their contents. A .tar.gz file contains a TAR stream that has also been compressed with GZIP.
Yes. TAR archives normally preserve directory paths, and the listing displays the safe relative path associated with each downloadable file.
No. TAR parsing and extraction take place in the browser, with no upload. Output is created only when you click Download or allow Extract All to Folder to write to a selected destination.
It may be truncated, use a less common TAR extension, contain invalid headers, or exceed the browser's practical memory limits. Confirm the file was transferred completely and try a desktop TAR utility if needed.
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