Extract text from Archive files (GTAR)
To convert GTAR Archives to another format, you need 7-Zip or other Compressed software.
To convert other file formats to the "Compressed Archive Container" file type, you need software like 7-Zip or a similar tool.
A .gtar file is a compressed data archive. It is predominantly used by the Google Takeout service to export massive bundles of user data, including emails, photos, and drive documents. It is also the standard extension for a GNU Tar Archive, developed by the Free Software Foundation. On desktop systems, these archives are typically managed using third-party utility software like 7-Zip or WinRAR, or via native command-line tools on Linux and macOS.
The biggest disadvantage of the .gtar format is its massive file size and lack of native GUI support on older operating systems. Google Takeout exports frequently exceed 50GB. This massive size routinely causes standard extraction software to crash, freeze, or run out of memory. Furthermore, users cannot access their data without first extracting the entire file, which requires double the free storage space on their hard drive.
Users typically convert .gtar to ZIP or 7Z for broader compatibility on Windows machines. However, a .gtar file is a container, not a standard document. Converting the archive simply changes the compression algorithm; it does not convert the internal files. Standard document converters fail to process these containers entirely.
Because of its size and container structure, a .gtar is difficult to handle online. Just drag and drop your file to convert.guru to identify the format, view its internal directory structure without extracting the whole file, and extract or convert its contents when possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your GTAR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert GTAR file to ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, LZMA, CAB, ACE, ARJ or LHA, you can use 7-Zip or similar software from the "Compressed Data Archiving" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert XXE, 7Z, Z, PAK, LHA, DEB, UUE, TAR, LZH, ZIP, PKG or RAR files to GTAR, try 7-Zip or another comparable tool in the "Compressed Data Archiving" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our GTAR converter.