Tips to open BZ file

Can't open the BZ file? You are not the only one. Thousands of users face similar problems every day. Below you will find tips on how to open BZ files as well as a list of programs that support BZ files.

BZ file extension

File Name Bzip Compressed Format
File Category Compressed Files

The BZ file is supported on 3 operating systems. Depending on your operating system, you may need different software to handle the BZ files. Below is a summary of the number of programs that support and open the BZ file on each system platform.

Operating systems
  • 5
  • 2
  • 1
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

What is BZ file?

The file with the extension BZ is the Compressed Files file type. Compressed Files consists of 236 similar files. Bzip Compressed Format is supported by 3 operating systems. Although it can be found with greater or lesser success on any operating system, it will only be useful on Linux, Mac OS, Windows. This file type can also be opened by 7 other programs. The ALZip, WinZip, 7-Zip, WinRAR programs will also handle the file when the Apple Archive Utility program does not fulfill its role.

How to open BZ file?

An often recurring problem with Bzip Compressed Format is that BZ is not associated with the correct program file. Thus, when you open BZ, the program selection wizard or some other program starts. How to solve such a problem?

The first thing you should do is just "doubleclick" on the BZ file icon you want to open. If the operating system has an appropriate application to support it and there is also an association between the file and the program, the file should be opened.

Step 1. Install Apple Archive Utility

An often overlooked issue is to make sure that Apple Archive Utility is installed on the computer. The easiest method is to use the system search engine by entering the program name Apple Archive Utility in it. If it is not, installation may solve the problem, as most applications create file associations during installation. Below you will find a list of applications that support BZ files.

Step 2. Create association of Apple Archive Utility with BZ files

If, despite the installed application, the BZ file does not start in the Apple Archive Utility application, you must create a file association. The association can be created using the drop-down list available by right-clicking on the file and selecting Properties. Information about the file and the program that the file is associated with are available here. Using the "Change" button we can set the program to handle this type. The program should be visible in the window, otherwise it should be selected manually using the "Browse" button and the program installation directory should be indicated. The "always use the selected program ..." field will set the Apple Archive Utility application as the default for handling the BZ file.

Step 3. Update Apple Archive Utility to the latest version

The fault may also lie with the Apple Archive Utility program, it is possible that Bzip Compressed Format requires a newer version of the program.

Step 4. Check for the following problems with the BZ file

If the above steps do not help, you can assume that the file itself is not correct. File problems can be divided into the following:

Very often, the file may be size 0 or incomplete. This is most often caused by a problem while downloading the BZ file. The only repair option is to download the file again.
The computer may have fallen victim to a computer virus or hacker. A virus scan using an up-to-date antivirus program should fix the problem. Some antivirus vendors also provide free online scanners. For the best results, we will scan the entire operating system, not just our BZ file. As a result of the scan, sometimes it is not possible to recover BZ files, which are deleted if there is a backup of this file, then after restoring it, it must also be scanned.
This can happen especially when the program is dynamically developed and the structure of the BZ files changes over time. These problems are known and are often very easy to fix using the software developers's website.
There can be many reasons for this. The repair method must be adapted to the type of file and damage. Sometimes the program itself has options to repair the most popular BZ file corruption.
The program can also signal the fact of encryption. The encrypted BZ files cannot be played on other computers than the one on which they were encrypted, they must be decrypted before using on another device.
Some operating systems do not allow file operations in certain locations, eg in system directories or directly on the system drive. The problem is only writing to the file, not reading it. If possible, you can try to move the BZ file to another location.
This problem only occurs with more complex files. In this case, the BZ file is blocked by the first application to open it. Closing other programs should help. If the error persists after closing other programs, wait for a while. Some anti-virus or backup software may occupy the BZ file for a certain period of time. If this does not work either, restart the device.