Basic information about XZ file
There are 1 file types using the XZ file extension in our database. In the further part of this page, you will find detail information about all the XZ file with their brief description and a list of programs that support XZ file sorted by operating systems. The table below provides useful information about the XZ file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the XZ file?
- How to open a XZ file?
- What programs do I need to open a XZ file?
- What programs help to create and edit a XZ file?
- How to convert XZ files to another file format?
- How to convert another files to XZ file format?
1.Detail information about XZ file extension: XZ Compressed Archive
File type | XZ Compressed Archive | Category | Compressed Files |
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Developer | Tukaani | File format | Binary |
Description | XZ file is a XZ Compressed Archive developed by Tukaani. An XZ file is an archive compressed using XZ compression, a high ratio compression algorithm. It contains one or more compressed files and is commonly used to distribute Slackware Linux package distributions. | ||
Software programs that will open, edit or convert XZ files | |||
Windows |
File Viewer Plus 7-Zip WinRAR 5 ExtractNow PeaZip |
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macOS |
The Unarchiver |
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Linux |
Tukaani XZ Utils Tukaani XZ Embedded |
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Android |
RARLAB RAR |
How to convert XZ files to another file format?
Can't open a XZ file?
”Can't open this file: example.XZ”。
To open this file, you install one of the applications from the list of software programs that you found here, you should be able to open, edit or convert the file with the XZ extension without any issue.
Where I can download the application that support XZ file?
How to change file associations?
- Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click "Open With".
- In the "Open With" dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click "Browse" to locate the program that you want.
- Select the ”Always use the selected program to open this kind of file” check box.
Can I change the extension of XZ files?
What else may cause problems width open a XZ file?
- Whether the XZ file is damaged.
- Whether the XZ file is incorrectly linked in the registry entries.
- Whether the XZ file extension has been accidentally removed from the Windows registry.
- Whether the installation of an application that supports the XZ file format is incompletely.
- Whether the XZ file is infected.
- Whether the drivers of the equipment used for opening a XZ file are up to date.
- Whether your computer has enough hardware resources to open a XZ file.
If the XZ file still not working with your software after eliminating the above shortcomings? That means that the problem is more complex and requires the help of a specialist.