What is a .TZST file?
A .TZST file is a type of compressed file that holds many files together in one package. It starts as a .TAR file, which is a collection of files put together in a single file for easier handling on Unix and Linux computer systems. This .TAR file is then compressed using a method called Zstandard (zstd), which makes the file smaller and easier to share or store. This compression doesn't lose any data; when you decompress it, all the original files are restored exactly as they were.
The name ".TZST" is a shorter way of saying the file was first made into a .TAR file and then compressed with Zstandard, making it similar to other compressed .TAR files like .TGZ (compressed with gzip), .TBZ2 (compressed with bzip2), and .TXZ (compressed with XZ).
To open a .TZST file, you need a program that understands how to decompress Zstandard compression. The main program recommended for this is Zstandard itself, which is available for Unix and Linux systems. This program can decompress the .TZST file, giving you access to the original files packed inside the .TAR archive.
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