Basic information about BZ file
There are 1 file types using the BZ file extension in our database. In the further part of this page, you will find detail information about all the BZ file with their brief description and a list of programs that support BZ file sorted by operating systems. The table below provides useful information about the BZ file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the BZ file?
- How to open a BZ file?
- What programs do I need to open a BZ file?
- What programs help to create and edit a BZ file?
- How to convert BZ files to another file format?
- How to convert another files to BZ file format?
1.Detail information about BZ file extension: Bzip Compressed File
File type | Bzip Compressed File | Category | Compressed Files |
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Developer | N/A | File format | Binary |
Description | BZ file is a Bzip Compressed File. File archive compressed with Bzip compression; often created on Unix systems with the standard bzip utility; incorporates the Burrows-Wheeler algorithm as well as Run-Length Encoding (RLE), which compresses better than Gzip (.GZIP files), although it does not compress as quickly. | ||
Software programs that will open, edit or convert BZ files | |||
Windows |
Corel WinZip 21 Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe for Windows WinRAR 5 7-Zip ALZip PeaZip |
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macOS |
Apple Archive Utility Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe 16 The Unarchiver |
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Linux |
bzip2 |
How to convert another files to BZ file format?
Can't open a BZ file?
”Can't open this file: example.BZ”。
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 BZ extension without any issue.
Where I can download the application that support BZ 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 BZ files?
What else may cause problems width open a BZ file?
- Whether the BZ file is damaged.
- Whether the BZ file is incorrectly linked in the registry entries.
- Whether the BZ file extension has been accidentally removed from the Windows registry.
- Whether the installation of an application that supports the BZ file format is incompletely.
- Whether the BZ file is infected.
- Whether the drivers of the equipment used for opening a BZ file are up to date.
- Whether your computer has enough hardware resources to open a BZ file.
If the BZ 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.