The easiest way to extract the content of compressed files (and compressed archives) on Linux is to prepare a script that both recognizes files by type and uses the proper commands for extracting ...

Daniel writes guides on how to use the internet, explainers on how modern technology works, and the occasional smartwatch or e-reader review. He especially likes deep diving into niche topics that ...

Universal Disk Format (UDF) is a image disk format used to mount files on optical media such as DVDs, CDs and Blu-rays. The format enables the interchanging of files among different operating systems ...

WinZip is a standard way to open compressed zip files on Microsoft Windows and even Mac computers for many people, but it's possible to open zip files without the program on most modern computers ...

Can Windows open RAR files? Yes, Windows 11/10 can open RAR files. Just like any other compressed file, RAR files are proprietary archive file that supports data ...

.TAR.GZ, .TGZ or .GZ. files are typically seen with software installers on Unix-based operating systems like Ubuntu and macOS for data archival and backups. But they are sometimes used for regular ...

iOS does pretty well with handling various file types, but when it comes to compressed files you run into problems. Fortunately, with the aid of a file browsing app you'll be able to view compressed ...

When it comes to managing and sharing large files on your iPhone or iPad, zipping and unzipping files can make the process ...

If you want to free up storage space without deleting files, enabling NTFS (New Technology File System) compression is a good idea. I’ll show you how this works and how to enable it for your files or ...