Quick Answer: How to Open Tar Gz File in Windows?

How to open TAR-GZ files

• Save the tar.gz file to the desktop.
• Launch WinZip from your start menu or Desktop shortcut.
• Select all the files and folders inside the compressed file.
• Click 1-click Unzip and choose Unzip to PC or Cloud in the WinZip toolbar under the Unzip/Share tab.

How do I open a Tar GZ file?

To install some file *.tar.gz, you basically would do:

1. Open a console, and go to the directory where the file is.
2. Type: tar -zxvf file.tar.gz.
3. Read the file INSTALL and/or README to know if you need some dependencies.

How do I open a gz file without WinZip?

Just double click on a zipped file and Windows will open the file for you. Choose “EXTRACT ALL” under the FILE menu. All the files inside the zip archive wil be placed into a non-zipped folder with the same name as the zip file and in the same directory as the zip file you just opened.