File Extension Library


.DISTZ File Extension

  • Developer by: Apple, Inc.
  • Category: Various data Files

What are .DISTZ files and how to open them?

Can't open .DISTZ 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 .DISTZ file.

What is a .DISTZ file extension?

.DISTZ file extension is created by Apple, Inc.. .DISTZ has been classified as Various data Files.

.DISTZ is Apple Mac OS X Installer distribution data

The distz file extension is related to Mac OS X operating system and used for one of the Installer files. Installer is an application included in Mac OS X (macOS) which extracts and installs files.

.DISTZ file format is deprecated and this file format is no longer supported.

Currently, .DISTZ file type is not actively used and is obsolete. This usually happens with system files in older operating systems, files from long-discontinued software, or with previous versions of some file types (documents, projects, images, etc.) that were replaced in later versions of the original programs.


How to open:

This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .distz file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

How to fix problems with .DISTZ files

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