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How to extract a tar file (.tgz) in windows?

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Mar 15, 2026536329 views
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How to extract a tar file (.tgz) in windows? Is this possible, or do I have to get into a linux environment and extract it?

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No, you don't need Linux, you can download a free tool like 7zip which is more than capable of extracting content. And, on the assumption that you're writing batch files to do this extraction (since this is a programming site rather than a general t…

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