Tips to unzip/open GZ file in Windows 11:
In this article, we are going to discuss on How to open GZ file in Windows 11. You will be guided with easy steps/methods to do so. Let’s starts the discussion.
‘GZ File’: GZ file or the file with .GZ extension is compressed archives that are created by standard GNU zip (gzip) compression algorithm. This archive format was initially developed by two software developers to replace the file compression program of UNIX. GZ file extension is one of still one of most common archive file formats on Unix and Linux systems. GZ files features storing original filename and timestamp, enabling users to recover original file information even after the file was transferred.
Typically GZ files are seen with software installers on Unix-based operating system like Ubuntu and macOS for data archival and backups. But GZ files can be used for regular data archiving purposes hence, you may also come across such types of files in your Windows 10/11 computer and you may need to extract their content.
Opening or extracting GZ files in Windows 11 computer is quite simple & easy. These files can be extracted or opened using third-party applications like 7-Zip and PeaZip software which are free and open-sourced. Additionally, Windows 10/11 includes native support for TAR, TAR.gz, or GZ which can help you to extract TAT files or GZ files using simile command prompts. Let’s go for the steps.
How to open GZ file in Windows 11?
Method 1: How to open/extract GZ file, TGZ files in Windows 11 using 7-Zip Software?
7-Zip Software is free and open-source file archiver with high compression ratio. This software can be used on any computer, including the ones in commercial organization. This program can help you extract compressed files and create your own compressed files in several different formats.
Step 1: Open your browser like Google Chrome and download & install 7-ZIP software for Windows 10/11 32-bit or 64-bit OS in your computer
Step 2: Once downloaded, open 7-ZIP Installller and follow on-screen instructions to finish installation.
Step 3: Once installed, open 7-ZIP Software and within the 7-ZIP file browser, go to the folder that includes TGZ file or GZ file
Step 4: Select and right-click on TGZ or GZ file, select ‘7-zip > Extract files’ to open Extract window
Step 5: You will see a new folder path is already included in ‘Extracted to’ text box. You can modify the path if required and hit ‘Ok’ button to extract the file.
Step 6: Now, double-click on extract TAR folder or GZ or TGZ folder in same 7-zip window to open it. Once you open the initial archive, double-click on sub TAR folders/files to open and view the contents.
Method 2: How to convert GZ or TGZ files to ZIP format using Online TGZ Converter?
Windows 10/11 File Explorer allows you to extract ZIP files with just few clicks. You can convert GZ or TGZ files to ZIP file format in order to open GZ file in your Windows 11 computer.
Step 1: Open your browser like Google Chrome and visit ‘https://convertio.co/’ page. This is online TGZ or GZ Converter
Step 2: Select ‘Choose Files’ to select a TGZ archive to convert to ZIP
Step 3: Select the file from the folder and click ‘Open’ to add the file to online converter.
Step 4: Select the conversion type to ‘Zip’
Step 5: Hit ‘Convert’ button to convert the archive.
Step 6: Click ‘Download’ and save the new ZIP file
Step 7: Now, go to downloads files where you saved downloaded ZIP files. Double-click the downloaded ZIP file to open its Extract tab, hit ‘Extract All’ button to open window directly below.
Step 8: Select the Destination and hit ‘Extract’. Now, double-click the ZIP extracted folder and open its content.
Method 3: Extract or open GZ file in Windows 11 using TAR Command
Step 1: Type ‘cmd’ in Windows Search Box and press ‘SHIFT + ENTER’ keys on keyboard to open ‘Command Prompt as Administrator’
Step 2: Type the following command and hit ‘Enter’ key to execute.
tar -xvzf C:\PATH\TO\FILE\FILE-NAME.tar.gz -C C:\PATH\TO\FOLDER\EXTRACTION
Step 3: Make sure to update the syntax to include the source and destination paths. Once executed, you will have all files and folders extracted to specific destination.
Conclusion
I am sure this post helped you on How to open GZ file in Windows 11 with several easy ways. You can read & follow our instructions to do so. That’s all. For any suggestions or queries, please write on comment box below.
