Convert TAR.GZ to GZ — Free Online Converter
Convert Gzipped Tar Archive (.targz) to Gzip Compressed Archive (.gz) online for free. Fast, secure archive conversion with no watermarks or registration.
Convert Gzipped Tar Archive (.targz) to Gzip Compressed Archive (.gz) online for free. Fast, secure archive conversion with no watermarks or registration.
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TAR.GZ is a tar archive compressed with gzip, bundling multiple files and directories into a single compressed stream. A standalone GZ file is simply gzip compression applied to a single file — no tar archival layer, no directory structure, just one compressed data stream.
Converting TAR.GZ to GZ extracts the tarball's contents and produces gzip-compressed individual files. This conversion is relevant when you need to distribute single files rather than a complete directory bundle, or when a downstream tool expects a plain .gz stream rather than a tarball. For single-file tarballs, this simplifies the format by removing the unnecessary tar layer.
Some tools and workflows specifically expect plain .gz input rather than .tar.gz. Web servers serving pre-compressed static assets (via nginx's gzip_static module) need individual .gz files per asset, not tarballs. Log analysis pipelines often process individual .gz compressed log files. Data processing workflows may expect single-file .gz input for streaming decompression.
For tarballs that contain only a single file, the tar layer adds unnecessary overhead — both in file size (512+ bytes of headers) and in extraction complexity. Converting to plain .gz simplifies the format for single-file distribution. For multi-file tarballs, the conversion produces the primary file as a .gz output.
The .tar.gz is decompressed by first stripping the gzip layer (DEFLATE decompression, CRC32 verification), then parsing the tar archive to extract file entries. For single-file tarballs, the extracted file is recompressed with gzip to produce a standalone .gz output. For multi-file tarballs, the primary content file is identified and gzip-compressed individually. The output .gz contains only the compressed file data with a gzip header and CRC32 trailer — no tar headers or directory information.
Fully lossless. The file content within the tarball is extracted exactly and recompressed with gzip. The file data is byte-for-byte identical to what was stored in the original .tar.gz. The only difference is that tar archive structure (directory metadata, permissions, other files) is not preserved in the standalone .gz output.
| Device | TAR.GZ | GZ |
|---|---|---|
| Windows PC | Partial | Partial |
| macOS | Partial | Partial |
| iPhone/iPad | Partial | Partial |
| Android | Partial | Partial |
| Linux | Partial | Partial |
| Web Browser | No |
TAR.GZ to GZ conversion strips the tar archival layer, producing a simple gzip-compressed file suitable for web serving, streaming decompression, and single-file distribution workflows.
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A fajlok feldolgozas utan automatikusan torlodnek
Regisztracio nem szukseges
Azonnal kezdhet konvertalni
Mindenhol mukodik
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| No |
| Jellemzo | TAR.GZ | GZ |
|---|---|---|
| Teljes nev | Gzipped Tar Archive | Gzip Compressed File |
| Kiterjesztes | .tar.gz | .gz |
| Leginkabb ajanlott | TAR + gzip | DEFLATE compression |