File Extension TAR

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Notes about the TAR file extension:

Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The TAR file type is primarily associated with 'Tape Archive File'. TAR files are generally not compressed; simply added together into a single file. Most programs that will handle .ZIP or other archive formats will also handle .TAR files.

Cannot access TAR files on windows?

When windows gives you an error message saying that it
"Cannot open TAR files", this means either:

A. You need to identify a program that can open the file
B. Or your registry may be damaged

RECOMMENDED:

In both cases it is strongly recommended that you
run a free scan for registry errors.

File extension: .TAR

Detailed information for file extension TAR:

Primary association: Tape Archive File

File classification: Archive

Mime type: application/tar, application/x-tar, applicaton/x-gtar, multipart/x-tar, application/x-compress, application/x-compressed

Identifying characters Hex (position 257): 75 73 74 61 72 , ASCII: ustar

Related links: Pack/Unpack with 7-Zip

Other applications associated with file type TAR:

Unknown Apple II File ((found on Golden Orchard Apple II CD Rom))

'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database

Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .TAR

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: File.Tar, FileType: ZipGenius Tar File, AppName: ZipGenius 1.4 Service Release 3

ProgramID: Frigate3.open, FileType: ZipMagic ZOO, AppName: Frigate3

ProgramID: PATAR, FileType: PowerArchiver TAR File, AppName: The most powerful Freeware Archive Utility
EXEFile: POWERARC.EXE

ProgramID: PicoZip, FileType: PicoZip Archive, AppName: PicoZip
EXEFile: PicoZip.exe

ProgramID: PowerDesk Archive, FileType: PowerDesk Archive, AppName: PowerDesk

ProgramID: PowerDesk.Archive, FileType: PowerDesk.Archive, AppName: PowerDesk
EXEFile: PDExplo.exe

ProgramID: PowerDesk.Archive, FileType: PowerDesk.Archive, AppName: PowerDesk Pro

ProgramID: StuffIt.Encoded.File.Expand, FileType: StuffIt Encoded File, AppName: StuffIt for Windows 8.0
EXEFile: stuffit.exe

ProgramID: Tar-Archiv, FileType: Tar archive, AppName: WinAce Archiver v2.5
EXEFile: WinAce.exe

ProgramID: WinRAR, FileType: WinRAR archive, AppName: WinRAR archiver
EXEFile: WinRAR.exe

ProgramID: WinZip, FileType: WinZip File, AppName: WinZip
EXEFile: winzip32.exe

ProgramID: WinZip, FileType: WinZip File, AppName: WinZip Executable
EXEFile: winzip32.exe

ProgramID: ZipMagic TAR

ProgramID: PATAR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\PowerArchiver\POWERARC.EXE %1

ProgramID: StuffIt.Tar.Archive.View
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Allume Systems\StuffIt\stuffit.exe -view %1 -from_shell

ProgramID: pkzipfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PKWARE\PKZIPW\PKZIPW.exe %1

ProgramID: File.Tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\!Ute\ZipGenius 5\zipgenius.exe -open %1

ProgramID: WinRAR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WinRar 8\WinRar 8 beta\WinRAR.exe %1

ProgramID: StuffItBrowserArchive
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Aladdin Systems\StuffIt 7.0\StuffIt Browser\STUFFITB.EXE %1

ProgramID: WinZip
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SHAREW~1\WINZIP\winzip32.exe %1

ProgramID: WinZip
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WINZIP\winzip32.exe %1

ProgramID: WinRAR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe %1

ProgramID: WinRAR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Zippers\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe %1

ProgramID: WinRAR
EXEFile: C:\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe %1

ProgramID: WinRAR
EXEFile: E:\WinRar 3.4\WinRAR.exe %1

ProgramID: WinRAR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PACKER\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe %1

ProgramID: Tar-Archiv
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WinAce\WinAce.exe %1

ProgramID: PowerDesk.Archive
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\VCOM\PowerDesk\PDExplo.exe %1

ProgramID: StuffIt.Tar.Archive.View
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Aladdin Systems\StuffIt\\stuffit.exe -view %1 -from_shell

ProgramID: PowerDesk.Archive
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ontrack\PowerDesk\PDExplo.exe %1

ProgramID: PATAR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PowerArchiver\POWERARC.EXE %1

ProgramID: PicoZip.tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PicoZip\PicoZip.exe %1

ProgramID: BitZipper.tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BitZipper\BITZIPPER.EXE %1

ProgramID: File.Tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ZipGenius 5\zipgenius.exe -open %1

ProgramID: JustZIPit_Archive
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\AvatarSoft\JustZIPit\JustZIPit.exe %1

ProgramID: 7-Zip.tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\7-Zip\7zFMn.exe %1

ProgramID: JustZIPit_Archive
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\AvatarSoft\JustZIPit\JustZIPit.exe

ProgramID: IZArc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IZARC\IZARC.EXE %1

ProgramID: NetZIPFileType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Netzip\Netzip.exe %l

ProgramID: ACDSee.TAR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\ACDSee.exe %1

ProgramID: StuffIt.Encoded.File.Expand
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Aladdin Systems\StuffIt Standard\stuffit.exe -expand %1 -from_shell

ProgramID: QZ4..tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QuickZip4\QuickZip.exe %1

ProgramID: Qzip.tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QuickZip\Quickzip.exe %1

ProgramID: StuffIt.Encoded.File.Expand
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Aladdin Systems\StuffIt 7.5\stuffit.exe -expand %1 -from_shell

ProgramID: UltimateZip
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ULTIMA~1\uzip.exe %1

ProgramID: Filzip
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Filzip\Filzip.exe %1

ProgramID: 7-Zip.tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\7-Zip\7zFM.exe %1

ProgramID: MimarSinan Codex
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /idlist,%I,%L

ProgramID: JustZIPit_Archive
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JustZIPit\JustZIPit.exe

ProgramID: IZArcTAR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IZArc\IZArc.exe

ProgramID: ICEOWSDoc
EXEFile: rundll32 %SystemRoot%\system32\ShellExt\IceGUI.dll,RouteTheCall

ProgramID: uz.tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ULTIMA~1\uzip.exe

ProgramID: PowerDesk.Archive
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PowerDesk\PDExplo.exe

ProgramID: PATAR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Accessories\PowerArchiver\POWERARC.EXE

ProgramID: ALZip.tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ESTsoft\ALZip\ALZip.exe

ProgramID: StuffItBrowserArchive
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Aladdin Systems\StuffIt 7.0.2\StuffIt Browser\STUFFITB.EXE

ProgramID: Tar-Archiv
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\WinAce.exe

ProgramID: File.Tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ZipGenius 6\zipgenius.exe -open

ProgramID: UltimateZip
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\UltimateZip 2.7\uzip.exe

ProgramID: StuffIt.Tar.Archive.View
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Smith Micro\StuffIt\stuffit.exe -view -from_shell

ProgramID: ACDSee 9.0.tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\9.0\ACDSeeQV.exe

ProgramID: pkarchive
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PKWARE\PKZIPW4\pkzipw.exe

ProgramID: EasyZip.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles% PER UFFICIO\EASYZIP.EXE

ProgramID: Filzip
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Filzip\Filzip.exe

ProgramID: pkzipfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\_WWWUT~1\Security\Mail\PKWARE\PKZIPW\PKZIPW.exe

ProgramID: StuffIt11.Archive.Open.Tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Smith Micro\StuffIt11\StuffIt11.exe -o

ProgramID: TAR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PeaZip\PEAZIP.EXE

ProgramID: ACDSee 7.0.tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\7.0\ACDSee7.exe

ProgramID: IZArcTAR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IZArc\IZArc.exe

ProgramID: LhaplusArchive_tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Lhaplus\Lhaplus.exe

ProgramID: mks_vpax
EXEFile: vpax.exe %*

ProgramID: 7-Zip.tar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Utilities\7-Zip\7zFM.exe

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .TAR

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of this data has already been included into the main FILExt database. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are displayed below.

Program Name Mime Type application/x-gzip application/x-tar; application/x-winzip application/x-winzip application/x-zip-compressed

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