Extract a BZ2 archive
Bzip2 files and their tarballs unpacked into a folder, patience included for the format's pace.
Runs in your browser. Your file never leaves your computer.
- Handlesbz2 and tar within
- PaceThe format's own, honest
- OutputYour chosen folder
- LocalNo transmission
Bzip2 archives arrive from older releases and backups, compressed with an algorithm that prized ratio over speed in both directions. Extraction handles the layers: bzip2 decompressed, an inner tar unpacked into the folder you choose, hierarchy preserved. The pace is the format's own, slower than gzip by nature, and the progress indicator reflects reality rather than optimism. A standalone .bz2 file decompresses to itself. All in-browser, nothing transmitted.
Questions
Why is bz2 slower to extract than other formats?
The algorithm achieves its ratio through heavy computation, paid again at decompression; that trade defined the format.
Both .bz2 and .tar.bz2 work here?
Yes, a lone compressed file yields itself; a tarball yields its tree.
Uploaded anywhere?
No, extraction runs in your browser.
Related conversions
- BZ2 to ZIPThe bzip2 layer and any tarball inside unpacked, then rebuilt as an archive for everyone.
- BZ2 to tar.gzOld bzip2 tarballs re-wrapped in the compression today's pipelines default to.
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