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  • .zip

    ZIP Archive

    ZIP archives are widely used to compress and bundle multiple files or folders for easier storage and sharing.

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  • .rar

    RAR Archive

    RAR is a compressed archive format known for strong compression and multi-part archives.

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  • .bz2

    Bzip2 Compressed File

    BZ2 files are compressed archive files created using the Bzip2 compression algorithm, commonly used for reducing file sizes.

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  • .7z

    7-Zip Archive

    A .7z file is a 7-Zip compressed archive, commonly used to bundle and compress files with high compression ratios. Open it with 7-Zip on Windows or compatible archive tools such as WinRAR, Keka, The Unarchiver, p7zip, ZArchiver, or RAR.

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  • .gz

    Gzip Compressed File

    GZ files are compressed using the gzip algorithm, commonly used for reducing file size and bundling files with TAR.

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  • .tar

    Tape Archive

    TAR files are used to bundle multiple files into a single archive without compression, primarily in Unix/Linux environments.

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  • .zz

    Zzip Compressed Archive

    ZZ files are compressed archives using the Zzip algorithm, offering efficient file size reduction for storage and transfer.

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  • .azf

    AZF Archive File

    .AZF is an AirZip FileSECURE secure file format, not a normal ZIP-style archive. It is a proprietary encrypted/rights-managed format intended to be opened with AirZip FileSECURE Reader.

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  • .azs

    AZS Archive File

    .AZS files are AirZip FileSECURE secure container files, not ordinary ZIP archives. They are intended to be opened with AirZip FileSECURE Reader, primarily on Windows.

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  • .td

    TD Archive File

    .TD files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/urc-targetdesc+xml.

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  • .xz

    XZ Archive File

    .XZ files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/x-xz.

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  • .cbr

    CBR Archive File

    .CBR is a comic book archive that is usually a RAR file containing images (pages) in reading order. You open it with a comic/ebook reader that supports CBR or by extracting the RAR archive to view the images.

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  • .cbz

    CBZ Archive File

    .CBZ is a comic book archive: a ZIP file that bundles images (pages) in reading order. You open it with a comic reader (viewer) or any ZIP-capable archive tool.

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  • .eln

    ELN Archive File

    .ELN is an Electronic Lab Notebook exchange package that is essentially a ZIP-based RO-Crate. You can open it with ELN software that supports the ELN format, or treat it like a ZIP archive to inspect its contents.

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  • .flb

    FLB Archive File

    .FLB most commonly refers to an archive/backup file used by specific software, including GE Fanuc VersaPro PLC programming tools. To open it, use the application that created it or treat it as a vendor ZIP-based archive when appropriate.

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  • .gdz

    GDZ Archive File

    .GDZ is a GEDZIP package: a ZIP archive used to bundle a GEDCOM genealogy data file together with linked media (photos, documents, etc.). You can usually open it by extracting it with standard ZIP tools, then opening the included .GED file in genealogy software.

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  • .imf

    IMF Archive File

    .IMF files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.imagemeter.folder+zip.

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  • .imi

    IMI Archive File

    .IMI files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.imagemeter.image+zip.

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  • .ist

    IST Archive File

    .IST files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: chemical/x-isostar.

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  • .lca

    LCA Archive File

    .LCA files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.logipipe.circuit+zip.

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  • .lcs

    LCS Archive File

    .LCS files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.logipipe.circuit+zip.

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  • .lpf

    LPF Archive File

    .LPF files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/lpf+zip.

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  • .mpw

    MPW Archive File

    .MPW files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.exstream-empower+zip.

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  • .sda

    SDA Archive File

    .SDA files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.stardivision.draw.

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  • .sdc

    SDC Archive File

    .SDC files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.stardivision.calc.

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  • .sdd

    SDD Archive File

    .SDD files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.stardivision.impress.

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  • .sds

    SDS Archive File

    .SDS files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.stardivision.chart.

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  • .sdw

    SDW Archive File

    .SDW files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.stardivision.writer.

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  • .sgl

    SGL Archive File

    .SGL files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.stardivision.writer-global.

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  • .sit

    SIT Archive File

    .SIT files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/x-stuffit.

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  • .smf

    SMF Archive File

    .SMF files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.stardivision.math.

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  • .tao

    TAO Archive File

    .TAO files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.tao.intent-module-archive.

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  • .taz

    TAZ Archive File

    .TAZ files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/x-gtar-compressed.

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  • .tgz

    TGZ Archive File

    .TGZ files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/x-gtar-compressed.

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  • .uvz

    UVZ Archive File

    .UVZ files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.dece.zip.

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  • .xdd

    XDD Archive File

    .XDD files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/bacnet-xdd+zip.

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  • .zfo

    ZFO Archive File

    .ZFO files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.software602.filler.form-xml-zip.

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  • .amlx

    AMLX Archive File

    .AMLX files are archive files used primarily in automation and engineering applications, compatible with multiple platforms.

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  • .asice

    ASICE Archive File

    .ASICE is an ETSI ASiC-E electronic signature container: a ZIP-based archive that bundles signed documents with their digital signatures and related metadata. Open it with an e-signature or ASiC validation application, not by simply renaming it.

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  • .asics

    ASICS Archive File

    .ASICS files are ETSI ASiC-S digital-signature containers: ZIP-based archives that package one data object with electronic signatures or timestamps. Open them with ASiC/DigiDoc-compatible validation or signing software, not by simply renaming the file.

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  • .bcpio

    BCPIO Archive File

    A .bcpio file is a Binary CPIO archive, an older cpio archive variant used to store multiple files and directories in one package. It can usually be extracted with cpio-compatible tools such as GNU cpio, BSD cpio/libarchive-based tools, 7-Zip, or PeaZip.

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  • .cpio

    CPIO Archive File

    .cpio is a UNIX-style archive format used to bundle files and directories into a single stream, commonly seen in Linux/UNIX workflows (including initramfs). You can open or extract it with cpio-compatible tools such as cpio(1) or libarchive-based tools.

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  • .gtar

    GTAR Archive File

    .gtar is a GNU tar (tar-family) archive file used to bundle multiple files into a single archive, similar to .tar. You can open it with tar tools or archive managers on most desktop systems.

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  • .hpub

    HPUB Archive File

    .hpub is an HPub (HTML Publication) archive: a ZIP-based package that contains HTML5 content and a required manifest (book.json). You typically open it with HPub-capable reader/creator software or unzip it to view the contents.

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  • .sitx

    SITX Archive File

    .SITX files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/x-stuffit.

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  • .stpxz

    STPXZ Archive File

    .STPXZ files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: model/step-xml+zip.

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  • .stpz

    STPZ Archive File

    .STPZ files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: model/step+zip.

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  • .usdz

    USDZ Archive File

    .USDZ files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: model/vnd.usdz+zip.

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  • .uvvz

    UVVZ Archive File

    .UVVZ files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.dece.zip.

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  • .zst

    ZST Archive File

    .ZST files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/zstd.

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  • .espass

    ESPASS Archive File

    .espass is a ZIP-based archive used to package an esPass “pass” (a main.json file plus related assets). You typically open it with an app that supports the registered MIME type application/vnd.espass-espass+zip (notably PassAndroid).

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  • .genozip

    GENOZIP Archive File

    .genozip is a compressed archive format created by the Genozip tool, commonly used in bioinformatics to compress genomic data files. You typically open it by decompressing with Genozip’s command-line utilities.

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  • .istr

    ISTR Archive File

    .ISTR files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: chemical/x-isostar.

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  • .joda

    JODA Archive File

    .JODA files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.joost.joda-archive.

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  • .lhzd

    LHZD Archive File

    .LHZD files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.belightsoft.lhzd+zip.

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  • .lhzl

    LHZL Archive File

    .LHZL files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.belightsoft.lhzl+zip.

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  • .sipa

    SIPA Archive File

    .SIPA files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/vnd.smintio.portals.archive.

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  • .sv4cpio

    SV4CPIO Archive File

    .SV4CPIO files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/x-sv4cpio.

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  • .ustar

    USTAR Archive File

    .USTAR files are used for compression, packaging, backup, and software distribution. Use archive tools that support this container and its compression method. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: application/x-ustar.

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  • .sxa

    SXA Archive

    SXA files are archive files used to bundle multiple files together, often for software distribution or backup purposes.

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