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Method 1 of 2:
Using a Mac
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Images 1 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Open Finder. You can find this in your Dock.
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Images 3 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Navigate to your TAR file. -
Images 4 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Double-Click the file. The file will decompress automatically.
Method 2 of 2:
Using a Windows-based PC
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Images 5 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Open a web browser. Popular ones include Firefox and Chrome. -
Images 6 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Navigate to https://www.7-zip.org/. -
Images 7 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Click Download either the 32-bit X84 or 64-bit x64 file. -
Images 8 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Choose a download location in the pop-up window. A pop-up box will appear asking you to choose a download location once you click Download. -
Images 9 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Click Save. The .exe file will save in the location you picked in the previous step, which is most likely the Downloads folder. -
Images 10 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Click the downloaded .exe file. Your browser will alert you when the download is finished.- Click Allow changes if prompted.
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Images 11 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Click Install. You will see a progress bar as the installation progresses. -
Images 12 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Click Close. -
Images 13 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Open 7-Zip File Manager. -
Images 14 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Navigate to the TAR file. This program works just like the native file manager on your computer. -
Images 15 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Click your TAR file. It will highlight in blue. -
Images 16 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Click the extract button. This is at the top of the window and looks like a blue minus button. -
Images 17 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Choose an extraction location. A window will pop up with options such as extraction location. -
Images 18 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Click Ok. The files inside the TAR file will extract into the location you specified in the previous step, and you'll be able to open it from there.
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