RAR to TAR - Convert archive online
Conversion Results:
| # | Output File | Source File | Action |
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How to convert RAR to TAR:
1. Click the "Choose Files" button to select multiple files on your computer or click the "URL" button to choose an online file from URL, Google Drive or Dropbox. The source archive format can be 7Z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, AR, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LZH, RAR, RPM, VDI, VHD, WIM, XAR and Z.
2. Choose target archive format. The target archive format can be 7Z, TAR, ZIP and WIM.
3. Click the "Convert Now!" button to start batch conversion. The output files will be listed in the "Conversion Results" section. Click icon to show file QR code or save file to cloud storage services such as Google Drive or Dropbox.
RAR vs TAR:
| Name | RAR | TAR |
| Full name | RAR Archive | Tape Archive |
| File extension | .rar, .rev, .r00, .r01 | .tar |
| MIME | application/x-rar-compressed | application/x-tar |
| Developed by | Eugene Roshal | AT&T Bell Laboratories |
| Type of format | Archive format | File archiver |
| Introduction | RAR is a proprietary archive file format that supports data compression, error recovery and file spanning. It was developed by a Russian software engineer, Eugene Roshal and the RAR software is licensed by win.rar GmbH. | In computing, tar is a computer software utility for collecting many files into one archive file, often referred to as a tarball, for distribution or backup purposes. The archive data sets created by tar contain various file system parameters, such as time stamps, ownership, file access permissions, and directory organization. |
| Technical details | The filename extensions used by RAR are .rar for the data volume set and .rev for the recovery volume set. Previous versions of RAR split large archives into several smaller files, creating a "multi-volume archive". | A tar archive file contains uncompressed byte streams of the files which it contains. To achieve archive compression, a variety of compression programs are available, such as gzip, bzip2, xz, lzip, lzma, or compress, which compress the entire tar archive. |
| Associated programs | WinRAR, 7-Zip, PeaZip, Unarchiver | TAR |
| Sample file | sample.rar | sample.tar |
| Wikipedia | RAR on Wikipedia | TAR on Wikipedia |