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Convert TAR to BZ2
Convert TAR to BZ2 format — 100% browser-based, no upload required.
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About these formats
Source
TAR
Tape ArchiveUnix archive format that bundles files without compression. Typically combined with gzip (.tar.gz) or bzip2 (.tar.bz2) for compression.
Best for
Unix/Linux backupsSource code distributionPreserving permissions
Advantages
- + Preserves Unix permissions
- + Simple format
- + Streaming friendly
- + No size limits
Limitations
- − No built-in compression
- − No random access
- − Not native on Windows
Target
BZ2
Bzip2 CompressedBlock-sorting compression format using the Burrows-Wheeler algorithm. Offers better compression than gzip at the cost of speed, commonly used for .tar.bz2 archives.
Best for
Source code archivesLinux distributionsBackup compressionLarge file compression
Advantages
- + Better ratio than gzip
- + Good for text
- + Widely available on Unix
- + Parallel variants (pbzip2)
Limitations
- − Slower than gzip
- − High memory usage
- − Single file only
- − Surpassed by xz