File extension Details of S02, SFS, SHK, SHR, GZ, GCA, GZIP, GZI, PEA

Name:	S02
File Type:	ZipSplitter Part 3 Archive
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	Third part of a split .ZIP archive created with ZipSplitter; saved along with other parts, named .S00, .S01, etc; can be extracted by running the .EXE file included with the split archive files.
Open Programs:	Windows Lithops Software ZipSplitter

Name:	SFS
File Type:	SquashFS File Archive
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	Read-only archive format developed for Linux-based operating systems; often used for creating installer archives and software distributions; typically compressed using .GZIP compression. SFS files are also used for installing updates on Navigon-based GPS devices.
Open Programs:	Linux Squashfs

Name:	SHK
File Type:	ShrinkIt Archive
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	Apple II file compressed using the ShrinkIt archiver
Open Programs:	Mac OS GS-ShrinkIt

Name:	SHR
File Type:	Unix Shell Archive File
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	Self-extracting archive created with the Unix shar program; contains a shell script with instructions on how to extract the contents; used on Unix systems with the Bourne shell installed. Shar archives also use the .SH and .SHAR extensions.
Open Programs:	Windows ZipZag Linux unshar

Name:	GZ
File Type:	Gnu Zipped File
Popularity:	5
Category:	compressed
File Description:	File archive compressed using the standard Gnu Gzip compression algorithm; installed with most Unix operating systems; recognized by most file decompression utilities for Mac, Windows, and Unix. NOTE: Files that that end in "tar.gz" are known as a "tarballs;" they are commonly found on Unix systems and are .TAR files compressed with Gzip compression; these files must first be decompressed, then expanded using a TAR utility.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Smith Micro Stuffit Expander Apple Archive Utility Windows Corel WinZip PicoZip WinRAR WinACE 7-Zip Smith Micro Stuffit Deluxe Linux Xarchiver gnuzip gzip ark

Name:	GCA
File Type:	GCA File Archive
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	File or files compressed with GCA, the predecessor to the DGCA compression utility (which creates .DGC files; has a better compression ratio than .ZIP files, but is not a widely-used compression format.
Open Programs:	Windows DGCA

Name:	GZIP
File Type:	Gnu Zipped File
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	Compressed archive created using the Gnu gzip compression algorithm; gzip (GNU Zip) is an open source compressor included with many Unix systems. More information is available at the gzip home page. Gnu zipped files also use the .GZ extension.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Smith Micro Stuffit Expander Apple Archive Utility Windows Smith Micro Stuffit Deluxe Corel WinZip 7-Zip Linux Xarchiver gunzip

Name:	GZI
File Type:	Unix Gzip File
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	File archive compressed using gzip (GNU zip) compression; used by Unix-based systems and replaces the older "compress" algorithm; offers better compression and does not use patented algorithms. Most GZIP files use the .GZ file extension.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Smith Micro Stuffit Expander MacGzip Windows Smith Micro Stuffit Deluxe ConeXware PowerArchiver Corel WinZip 7Zip Win-GZ Linux gzip

Name:	PEA
File Type:	PEA File Archive
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	Compressed file archive created with PeaZip, an file archiving, encryption, and file splitting tool; supports deflate-based compression, multi-volume file spanning, AES256 in EAX mode for authenticated encryption; also uses a cryptographically strong hash to check file and volume integrity. PEA stands for "Pack, Encrypt, Authenticate" and is a security-focused archive format; additional information can be found at the SourceForge PeaZip website.
Open Programs:	Windows PeaZip Linux PeaZip