Extract text from GTAR files
To convert your GTAR file to another format, you need GNU Tar or other Compressed software.
To convert other file formats to the "GNU Tar Archive" file type, you need software like GNU Tar or a similar tool.
A .GTAR file is a GNU Tar Archive, a container format used to bundle multiple files and directories into a single object. While it is a standard format in Unix and Linux environments (maintained by the Free Software Foundation), approximately 76% of .gtar files encountered by average users today are large data exports from Google Takeout. These archives are often internally compressed using GZIP, making them functionally similar to .TAR.GZ or TGZ files.
The real problem for users is that Microsoft Windows does not natively support opening .gtar files via double-click, leading to "Windows cannot open this file" errors. Furthermore, these archives can be massive (multi-gigabyte), making them difficult to upload or share. Users typically convert .gtar files to ZIP to gain immediate access to their photos, emails, and documents using standard operating system tools, or to 7Z for better compression ratios during archiving.
Convert.Guru analyzes your GTAR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted TAR, TDO and EX$ files.
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.