The tar command on Linux is used to create and extract TAR archive files. Run "tar -czvf archive-name.tar.gz /path/to/file” ...

While downloading software applications for your business, you may encounter files that you cannot open. Some software developers and publishers use the RAR compression format to package large files ...

Ever come across a .xapk file while trying to install an app on your Android phone and wondered what it is? Don’t worry—you’re not alone. Unlike the more common .apk files, which most Android users ...

Universal Disk Format (UDF) is a image disk format used to mount files on optical media such as DVDs, CDs and Blu-rays. The format enables the interchanging of files among different operating systems ...

.TAR.GZ, .TGZ or .GZ. files are typically seen with software installers on Unix-based operating systems like Ubuntu and macOS for data archival and backups. But they are sometimes used for regular ...

Extracting RAR files on a Mac can be difficult because macOS doesn’t support it directly. However, RAR is a popular format that bundles many files into one. If you have received or downloaded a RAR ...

Windows ME/XP/2003 have built in ZIP file support. It is therefore, very easy to make and extract ZIP files using these operating systems. Right click on a file, folder, or selection of files and ...

If you’ve been in the Android sphere long enough, you’ve probably heard people talking about APK files and terms like sideloading. Indeed, an APK can be invaluable if you cannot find a specific app on ...

A .PAT file is used by Synology for its network-attached storage operating system, Synology DiskStation Manager. OS updates (and previous versions to DSM 7.0) can be installed onto a NAS enclosure ...