Can't open .tar files!

Posted by twentyfive8 on April 7, 2006 at 4:04pm

Help!

I'm trying to download modules, but they're all in .tar extensions, and I can't open them -- even with WinZip!

How can I do this?

Thanks!

Comments

PowerArchiver

Posted by zeitenflug on April 7, 2006 at 4:40pm

WinZip opens tar files. Anyway, if you have an older version that does not support tar (must be pretty old), get an update. Or use PowerArchiver (http://www.sfsu.edu/ftp/win/utils/) or 7-zip (http://www.7-zip.org/).

Rename to .tar.gz

Posted by Heine on April 7, 2006 at 4:41pm

Rename the files so the extension reads .tar.gz.

7-zip is a reasonable alternative to winzip.
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Save first

Posted by Steven on April 7, 2006 at 4:45pm

The files are not .tar, but .tar.gz. Try saving them first rather than opening them directly. This is a known issue with WinZip installed.

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Thanks!

Posted by twentyfive8 on April 8, 2006 at 3:05pm

Thanks for your help, guys!

You're right ... The trick is to save it first, and not open it directly. Then once you open the saved .zip file, it can be unzipped and extracted via WinZip, so it's all good!