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.BZIP File Extension

  • Category: Compressed Files

What are .BZIP files and how to open them?

Can't open .BZIP file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .BZIP file.

What is a .BZIP file extension?

.BZIP file extension has been classified as Compressed Files.

.BZIP is Bzip Compressed Archive

File archive compressed with Bzip, a file compression tool included with some Unix systems; combines Run-Length Encoding (RLE) with the Burrows-Wheeler compression algorithm; slower than .GZIP compression, but compresses files more.

NOTE: Bzip has been replaced by the newer Bzip2 compression algorithm. Bzip2 files typically have a .BZ2 or .BZIP2 file extension.

List of all softwares that can open the Bzip Compressed Archive
Windows
Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe for Windows
Corel WinZip 23
WinRAR 5
Mac
Apple Archive Utility
Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe 16

How to fix problems with .BZIP files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .BZIP files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .BZIP file format
  2. You need to check the .BZIP file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)
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