Convert .BZ2 to .7Z

About .BZ2

A .bz2 file contains data compressed with the bzip2 algorithm and usually represents one compressed file rather than a multi-file archive. The commonly used Internet media type for bzip2-compressed content is application/x-bzip2. On many Linux desktops, file type detection and associations are handled via the shared MIME-info database, which also identifies bzip2 as application/x-bzip2.

.bz2 is a bzip2-compressed file, typically used to shrink a single file for storage or download. To use the contents, you usually decompress it with an extractor such as 7-Zip or the bzip2 command-line tool.

About .7Z

7z is an archive file format associated with the 7-Zip file archiver. It is designed for high compression and supports features such as open architecture, Unicode filenames, and AES-256 encryption. The commonly used MIME type is application/x-7z-compressed, although the Library of Congress notes that it is not IANA-registered.

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.

Conversion tools

These tools support converting .BZ2 to .7Z.

Related guides

• How to open .BZ2 files
• How to open .7Z files
• File extension index