¿Qué son Archivos Comprimidos? Definición y lista de extensiones
Los archivos comprimidos utilizan la compresión de archivos con el fin de ahorrar espacio en disco. La compresión de archivos se utiliza para reducir el tamaño del archivo de uno o más archivos. Los formatos de archivos comprimidos también pueden comprimir un grupo de archivos. Cuando un archivo o grupo de archivos se comprimen, el “archivo” resultante se reduce en un 50% a 90. Con este proceso se eliminan los datos redundantes en cada archivo mediante la sustitución de patrones comunes con variables más pequeñas. Por ejemplo, las palabras en un documento texto pueden ser sustituidos por números o otro tipo de identificador. Estos identificadores hacen referencia a las palabras originales que se guardan en una clave dentro del archivo comprimido.
Los archivos comprimidos son ampliamente utilizados en Internet. Al igual que otros archivos, los archivos comprimidos contienen datos que almacenan uno o varios archivos en forma reducida.
Mientras que la compresión de archivos funciona bien con archivos de texto, archivos binarios también se pueden comprimir. Al ubicar patrones binarios repetidos, un algoritmo de compresión puede reducir significativamente el tamaño de los archivos binarios, como aplicaciones e imágenes de disco. Sin embargo, una vez que un archivo está comprimido, debe ser descomprimido con el fin de ser utilizado. Si se descargas o recibes un archivo comprimido, tendras que utilizar un programa de descompresión de archivos, como WinZip o StuffIt Expander, para descomprimir el archivo antes de poder ver el contenido original.
Extensiones de archivos comprimidos comunes incluyen .ZIP, .SITX, .7z, RAR, y .GZ.
A continuación una lista de las extensiones de archivos comprimidos:
Extension | Descripción |
0 | Hacha Split Archive File |
7z | 7-Zip Compressed File |
7z001 | 7-Zip Split Archive Part 1 File |
7z002 | 7-Zip Split Archive Part 2 File |
a00 | Split Multi-volume ARJ compressed file archive (part 2) |
a01 | Split Multi-volume ARJ compressed file archive (part 3) |
a02 | Split Multi-volume ARJ compressed file archive (part 4) |
ace | WinAce Compressed File |
alz | ALZip Archive |
ar | Unix Static Library |
arc | ARC lossless data compression and archive format |
arj | ARJ Compressed File Archive |
ark | PowerDesk Pro Archive |
b1 | B1 Compressed Archive |
b64 | Base64 MIME-Encoded File |
ba | Scifer External Header Archive |
bh | BlakHole Archive |
bndl | Game Data Bundle File |
boo | Booasm Compressed Archive |
bz | Bzip Compressed File |
bz2 | Bzip2 Compressed File |
bza | IZArc BGA Archive |
bzip | Bzip Compressed Archive |
bzip2 | Bzip2 Compressed Archive |
c00 | WinAce Split Archive File |
c01 | WinAce Split Archive Part 1 File |
c02 | WinAce Split Archive Part 1 File |
c10 | WinAce Split Archive Part 10 |
cb7 | Comic Book 7-Zip Archive |
cba | Comic Book ACE Archive |
cbr | Comic Book Archive file or ComicBook Reader file |
cbt | CDisplay TAR Comic book file |
cbz | Comic Book Archive file or ComicBook Reader file |
cmp | PKWare Compression Library archive file |
cp9 | ChoicePoint Encrypted File |
cpgz | Compressed CPIO Archive |
czip | ZipGenius CryptoZip File |
dar | DAR Disk Archive |
deb | Debian Software Package |
dgc | DGCA File Archive |
dist | Mac OS X Distribution Script |
dl_ | Compressed DLL File |
drz | DReport compressed report file |
dwz | Compressed AutoCAD drawing file |
dz | Dzip File |
ecs | Sony Ericsson Phone Backup File |
efw | Renamed Zip or Executable File |
egg | ALZip EGG compressed archive file |
gca | GCA File Archive |
gpk | GEOS Compressed Omnigo file archive |
gz | Gnu Zipped Archive |
gz2 | Misnamed BZ2 File |
gza | IZArc BGA Archive File |
gzi | Unix Gzip File |
gzip | Gnu Zipped File |
ha | HA Compressed Archive |
hbc | HyperBac Compressed Archive |
hbc2 | HyperBac Compressed File Archive |
hbe | HyperBac Compressed and Encrypted Archive |
hki | WinHKI Archive |
hki1 | WinHKI HKI1 Archive |
hki2 | WinHKI HKI2 Archive |
hki3 | WinHKI HKI3 Archive |
ice | ICE File Archive |
ipg | iPod Game File |
ish | ISH Compressed Archive |
ita | IconTweaker Theme Archive |
ize | IZArc Archive |
jam | Leisure Suit Larry Magna Cum Laude archive file |
jarpack | Pack200 Packed Jar File |
jgz | Gzipped Javascript File |
jic | Java Icon File |
kgb | KGB Archive File |
kz | KuaiZip Compressed File |
lbr | LU Library Archive |
lemon | LemonShare.net Download |
lha | LHARC Compressed Archive |
lqr | SQ Compressed LBR Archive |
lz | Lzip Compressed File |
lzh | LZH Compressed File |
lzm | Slax Module |
lzma | LZMA Compressed File |
lzo | LZO Compressed File |
lzx | Amiga LZX Compressed File |
mcp | MSN Content Plus installer file archive |
mint | Linux Mint Installer File |
mls | Miles Sound Tools compressed DLS file |
mou | WinMount Compressed File |
mpkg | Meta Package File |
mrt | Microsoft Visio 2010 installation archive file |
mv | IRIX command compressed movie file |
mzp | MAXScript Zip Package |
oar | OpenSimulator Archive |
oz | Opera Job Management Compressed File |
packgz | Pack200 Compressed Archive |
pae | PowerArchiver Encrypted Archive |
pak | PAK (Packed) File |
paq6 | PAQ6 Data Archive |
paq7 | PAQ7 Data Archive |
paq8 | PAQ8 Data Archive |
paq8f | PAQ8F Compressed Archive |
par | Parchive Index File |
par2 | Parchive 2 Index File |
pax | PAX Archive |
pbi | PC BSD Installer Package |
pcv | MozBackup Profile Backup |
pea | PEA File Archive |
pet | Puppy Linux Install Package |
pit | PackIt Compressed Archive |
piz | Zipped File |
pkg | Mac OS X Installer Package |
prp | Compressed Gimp image properties file |
psz | Compressed PostScript File |
pup | PlayStation 3 Update File |
pwa | Password Agent File |
qda | Quadruple D Archive |
r0 | WinRAR Compressed Archive |
r00 | WinRAR Compressed Archive |
r01 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 1 |
r02 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 2 |
r03 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 3 |
r1 | WinRAR Multi-Volume Archive Part 1 |
r2 | WinRAR Multi-Volume Archive Part 2 |
r21 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 21 |
r30 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 30 |
rar | WinRAR Compressed Archive |
rar5 | WinRAR Compressed Archive |
rev | RAR Recovery Volume Set |
rk | WinRK File Archive |
rp9 | RetroPlatform Disk Image Archive |
rpm | Red Hat Package Manager File |
rz | Rzip Compressed File |
s00 | ZipSplitter Part 1 Archive |
s7z | Mac OS X 7-Zip File |
sar | SAR compressed file archive (SAPCAR archive) |
sea | Self-Extracting Archive |
sen | Scifer Archiver Internal Archive Format |
sfs | Squashfs File Archive |
sfx | Windows Self-Extracting Archive |
shar | Unix Shar Archive |
shk | ShrinkIt Archive |
shr | Unix Shell Archive File |
sit | StuffIt Archive |
sitx | StuffIt X Archive |
sqx | SQX Archive |
srep | SuperREP Compressed File |
sy_ | Compressed SYS File |
targz | Compressed Tarball File |
targz2 | Misnamed BZ2 Tarball |
tarlzma | LZMA Compressed Tarball |
tarxz | XZ Compressed Tar Archive |
taz | Tar Zipped File |
tbz | Bzip Compressed Tar Archive |
tbz2 | Tar BZip 2 Compressed File |
tg | Gzip compressed tar archive |
tgz | Gzipped Tar File |
tlz | Tar LZMA Compressed File |
tlzma | LZMA Compressed Tar Archive |
txz | XZ Compressed Tar Archive |
tx_ | Compressed Text File |
tz | Zipped Tar Archive |
uc2 | UltraCompressor 2 Archive |
ufsuzip | Compressed Unix File System File |
uha | UHarc Compressed Archive |
uzip | FreeBSD Compressed Disk Image |
vem | Virtual Expander Compressed File |
vsi | Visual Studio Content Installer File |
w02 | Compressed file from a multi-volume archive (part 1) |
war | Java Web Archive |
xef | WinAce Encrypted File |
xez | eManager Template Package |
xmcdz | Mathcad Compressed Worksheet File |
xx | XXEncoded File |
xz | XZ Compressed Archive |
yz | YAC Compressed File |
yz1 | Yamazaki ZIPPER File |
z | Unix Compressed File |
z01 | WinZip First Split Zip File |
z02 | WinZip Second Split Zip File |
z03 | WinZip Third Split Zip File |
z04 | WinZip Fourth Split Zip File |
zfsendtotarget | Compressed Folder |
zi | Renamed Zip File |
zip | Zipped File |
zipx | Extended Zip File |
zix | WinZix Compressed File |
zl | Zlib Compressed File |
zoo | Zoo Compressed File |
zz | Zzip Compressed Archive |