How to Open a TGZ file in Windows 10
Try 4 expert-tested methods
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Key notes
- TGZ files are a type of archive file that only a handful of tools can open.
- Windows 10 does not have a built-in option to unzip .TGZ files.
- You can open TGZ files using third-party software or by converting them to ZIP files.
- In the guide below, we will teach you exactly how to effortlessly open TGZ files.
TGZ is a compressed archive file format with a TGZ or TAR.GZ extension. This is a file format that’s comparable to ZIP.
Although TGZ files are more prevalent on Mac and Unix platforms, some users might need to open TGZ archives in Windows. A TGZ archive can contain numerous files you can open after extracting the archive.
Windows 10 doesn’t include any built-in option for extracting TGZ archives. As such, you’ll need a third-party file archive utility to open a TGZ in Windows 10. You can also convert TGZ files to ZIP files using third-party apps to open them.
How can I open TGZ files in Windows 10?
1. Use Viewer Plus
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2. Use 7-Zip
There are numerous archive utilities for Windows that you can extract TGZ files with. This is how you can open a TGZ with 7-Zip.
- First, open this website page and click Download for either the 32 or 64-bit 7-Zip version.
- Open 7-Zip’s installer to add the software to Windows.
- Next, open the 7-Zip window in the snapshot directly below.
- Open the folder that includes your TGZ file within 7-Zip’s file browser.
- Select the TGZ file and press the Extract all button to open the Extract window shown directly below.
- A new folder path is already included in the Extract to text box. However, you can modify that path as required.
- Press the OK button to extract the TGZ file.
- Then double-click the extracted TGZ folder in 7-Zip to open it.
- After opening the initial archive, you’ll then need to double-click a TAR file, and perhaps another subfolder, to open its contents in 7-Zip.
- Then you can double-click the files in the archive to open them from 7-Zip.
3. Use WinZip
1. Download and install WinZip.
2. Launch WinZip and click on File>Open.
3. Select the TGZ file that you want to open.
4. Select all the files or folders inside the TGZ file you want to open.
5. Once all elements selected, click Unzip and select the location where you want the files to be saved.
6. You will now find your TGZ extracted files in the chosen location.
An easy method to open a TGZ file is to use the third-party software called WinZip. It is the most popular compression tool with over 1 billion active users.
The app can be used for free for 45 days after the installation.
Besides compression, WinZip also gives you the possibility to protect and backup your files. Another great feature is file encryption, which enforces the security of your files.
WinZip can open the following file format types in Windows 10: RAR, ZIP, ZIPX, 7Z, GZ, ISO, TAR GZ, TAR, IMG, TGZ, GZP, and XZ files. As for Mac, WinZip can manage RAR and ZIP files.
WinZip
Open all kinds of archive file formats, including TGZ, with the help of this lightweight and extremely reliable software solution.4. Convert TGZ Files to the ZIP Format
Windows 10’s File Explorer does include an option for extracting ZIP files. As such, you can open the contents of a TGZ by first converting it to ZIP format.
Then, you can utilize the Extract all option to decompress the ZIP. This is how you can both convert a TGZ to ZIP and then extract it.
- Open this TGZ converter web tool in your browser.
- Press the From Computer button to select a TGZ archive to convert to ZIP.
- Click the Convert button to convert the archive.
- Click Download to save the new ZIP archive.
- Open the folder that includes the converted ZIP in File Explorer.
- Double-click the ZIP to open its Extract tab.
- Press the Extract all button to open the window directly below.
- Click Browse to select a folder path to extract the ZIP to.
- Then press the Extract button.
- Thereafter, double-click the ZIP’s extracted folder to open its contents.
So that’s how you can open TGZ archives with and without file archive utilities. Note that you can also utilize the Convertio web tool for converting RAR, JAR, and LHA archive files to the ZIP format.
Check out our article for further details on some of the other open-source file archive utilities that you can extract and open TGZ and other archive formats with.
We also have a guide for unlocking the secrets of TG files on both Windows and Mac systems. If you work with GZ files, our guide on unzipping GZ files on Windows will be more than useful to you.
Following these methods should allow you to effortlessly open TGZ files. Please leave feedback in the comments below, letting us know which method worked best for you.
