Convert TAR to tar.gz
The missing compression layer added: same bundle, gzip-packed, as the tools always intended.
Runs in your browser. Your file never leaves your computer.
- EffectAdds the gzip layer
- ResultA standard .tar.gz
- ContentsBit-identical inside
- Text bundlesShrink hardest
An uncompressed tar is half-finished by Unix convention, the gzip layer left off. Adding it here turns the bundle into a standard .tar.gz at a fraction of the size, with nothing else changed: same entries, same structure, same behaviour under the usual tools. Text-heavy bundles shrink dramatically, already-compressed media less so. The operation streams through your browser and suits the tarball that arrived raw from an export or backup tool.
Questions
How much will my tar shrink?
Source code and text compress to a fraction; images and video inside barely move, being compressed already. The mix decides.
Will standard tools open the result?
Yes, it is an ordinary gzip tarball; tar xzf and every graphical tool handle it.
Is the bundle uploaded?
No, compression runs locally.
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