Open a .gz download and get at the files
Gzip decompressed and any tarball inside unpacked into a folder, in one step, no terminal.
Runs in your browser. Your file never leaves your computer.
- Both layersOne pass, no .tar residue
- Lands inThe folder you pick
- Bare .gzDecompresses to its file
- ProcessedOn your machine
The .tar.gz from a release page or server backup is two layers deep, and desktop tools often stop at the first, leaving a mysterious .tar behind. Extraction here goes all the way: the gzip decompresses, the tar inside unpacks, and files land in your chosen folder with structure intact, one step. A bare gzipped file, a compressed log, say, simply decompresses to itself. Both cases run locally in the browser.
Questions
Why do other tools leave a .tar behind?
They treat gzip as the whole job and stop; the tar inside needs its own unpacking step, which happens automatically here.
What about a gzipped log or database dump?
A .gz without a tar inside simply decompresses to the original file, saved where you choose.
Local?
Yes, both layers are handled in-browser.
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