Even if Windows doesn't natively support the TGZ file, you can still open it. Follow these steps to extract or open TGZ file key in Windows 10.

If you have ever downloaded a backup file or perhaps a folder compressed on a Linux system, you might have seen its file extension is .tgz. Actually, the TGZ data format is pretty common in Linux server environments and backups. In case you don't know, TGZ is just a TAR archive file. To be a bit more specific, once a TAR archive is made, the system uses gzip software to compress the TAR archive. Along the way, it makes the TGZ file format. You can think of it like this "TGZ -> TAR -> Your files."

Though the TGZ data format is fairly popular, Windows doesn't natively support it. That's the reason the reason why you visit a blank file icon for TGZ files. For instance, Windows natively props up ZIP data format and you can open .zip files directly within the File Explorer. For that TGZ data format, that isn't possible. So, make use of third-party software like 7-Zip to open and extract a .tgz file in Windows 10. Fortunately it's pretty simple to do.

Within this fast and short Windows 10 guide, allow me to demonstrate the steps to spread out a TGZ file in Windows 10.

How to open .tgz file in Windows 10

To open a TGZ file, there exists a make use of a free and open-source software called 7-Zip. The software is compatible with nearly every file compression type on the planet. So, make use of the given connect to upload 7-Zip (https://www.7-zip.org/download.html). After that, follow the steps the following.

Find the .tgz file in Windows 10.
Right-click on the TGZ file.
Select the "Open with" option.
Select the "7-Zip" option.
Click on the "Ok" button.
TGZ file is going to be opened in the 7-Zip application.
If you see a .tar file, double-click on it to spread out it.

First, visit the folder where the .tgz file is located. With my case, the file is on the desktop. Next, right-click on the file and choose the "Open with" option.

Now, choose the "7-Zip File Manager" option. If you fail to find the option, click the "More apps" link at the bottom to grow the list. You are able to choose the option from there. After selecting, click the "Ok" button.

As soon as you do that, the TGZ file is going to be opened within the 7-Zip application. As mentioned before, .tgz is just a tar archive. So you will find the .tar file inside the TGZ file. To spread out it, simply double-click onto it.

As soon as you double-click around the tar file, 7-Zip will decompress the file and opens it. Once opened, you can just drag and drop its contents to a folder of your choice to extract them.

With this, you've successfully opened and extracted a TGZ file in Windows 10. Of course, 7-Zip isn't the only program to spread out .tgz files. You may also use alternatives like WinZip or RAR. So if 7-Zip didn't work with some reason, provide the other applications a go.