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BZ2 viewer

To open a BZ2 file, drop it in the box below. It opens straight away, even with no extension or the wrong one. Your browser opens it on your device: nothing is uploaded.

Opened on this device, never uploadedDrop or paste another file at any time

What you see

BZ2 in the viewer
InsideOne file; a TAR is listed as its files
SizeUp to 1 GB unpacked
NextConvert what is inside
Extensions.bz2, .bzip2
UploadNone: opened on your device

What is a BZ2 file?

In short

A .bz2 file is one file compressed with bzip2. It holds the file itself, not a folder: a log, a database dump, a disk image or a .tar of many files.

The file inside, unpacked on your device, with its name and size. Click it to open it here; a TAR inside is listed file by file.

How to open a BZ2 file

  1. Add your BZ2. Drop the file in the box, choose it or paste it.
  2. Look at it. The file inside, unpacked on your device, with its name and size. Click it to open it here; a TAR inside is listed file by file.
  3. Take it further. Open in hands it, in a new tab, to File converter or Batch.

Questions

Drop it here: it is unpacked in your browser and opens straight away, with nothing to install.

No. The viewer runs in your browser and opens the file on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.

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