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How to open a .tar.gz file in Windows?

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 2026616454 views
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Problem

I need to open a file that sadly is only available in the file format and I am using Windows 7. I can unzip the file using 7-zip but after that I still have a file that I can't open in Windows. Is there a way to open files on Windows?

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.tar.gz

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Fix for: How to open a .tar.gz file in Windows?

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You can use 7-zip to untar the .tar file as well. Right-click the file Select 7-zip -> Extract Here / Extract To

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