.Z File Extension
Are you having difficulty opening a file that ends with .Z? Such files can be executed only by certain programs. If you cannot open the .Z file, it can be due to the following reasons: either you do not have an appropriate program to open it, or your file association is corrupted. For more information about this extension, please read the article below.
What is a .Z file?
.Z file belongs to the category of Compressed Files used in operating systems such as Windows 11, 10, Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
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.Z file is associated with Unix Compressed File developed by N/A, has a Binary Format and belongs to Compressed Files category.
A Z file (Unix Compressed File) is a compressed file created using the Unix compression algorithm. A Z file contains all of the original data from the compressed file, but it takes up less space than storing it in its original form would.
A Z file can be decompressed using the unzip command. The syntax for the unzip command is: uncompress filename.z where filename.z is the name of the file that you wish to decompress. A Z file can also be decompressed using other compression utilities.
Additional information
Most compression apps now use GNUzip, which creates GZ files instead of Z files. The new utility can be used on Unix systems to recompress old Z archives into GZ format for compatibility with more unique applications.
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