How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac
A TAR file is compressed files with the extension .tar.gz. Opening TAR files with a Mac is easy, but the process is a little more complicated on a Windows-based computer, which requires you to download a third-party program like WinRar or...
Method 1 of 2:
Using a Mac
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Picture 1 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Open FinderPicture 2 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac -
Picture 3 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Navigate to your TAR file. -
Picture 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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Picture 5 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Open a web browser. Popular ones include Firefox and Chrome. -
Picture 6 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Navigate to https://www.7-zip.org/. -
Picture 7 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Click Download either the 32-bit X84 or 64-bit x64 file. -
Picture 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. -
Picture 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. -
Picture 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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Picture 11 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Click Install. You will see a progress bar as the installation progresses. -
Picture 12 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Click Close. -
Picture 13 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Open 7-Zip File Manager. -
Picture 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. -
Picture 15 of How to Open a TAR File on PC or Mac Click your TAR file. It will highlight in blue. -
Picture 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. -
Picture 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. -
Picture 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.
Update 04 March 2020
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