how to open .tar.gz

Hi,

I am backing up essential files from my server to my desktop.
The files are .tar.gz but when I open them from Downloads to Desktop they dont show?
Where do I find them please?

Sorry, but do you mean the .tar.gz files don't show or their contents?

use gunzip from terminal to extract the files

Spawn__Dooley;516368 said:

Sorry, but do you mean the .tar.gz files don't show or their contents?

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I mean they show in Downloads window, but when i click Open they do not show on the desktop

smartyMAC said:

use gunzip from terminal to extract the files

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Thanks but i went there & searched for gunzip but found nothing - No pages with your search words were found.
I need to actually 'see' the .atr.gz files on my desktop or where are they on my machine. Where exactly is the Downloads folder?

finalfrontier said:

Thanks but i went there & searched for gunzip but found nothing - No pages with your search words were found.
I need to actually 'see' the .atr.gz files on my desktop or where are they on my machine. Where exactly is the Downloads folder?

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EDIT: In Leopard:

It's in your home folder; just click your name in the Finder sidebar and you should see it.

Open Terminal, use the find command to find your file. When you get a path, cd into the directory, gzip -d the tarball then use tar -tvf to view the contents. Decide where you want it, mv it to the destination and then extract the tarball with tar -xvf.

man gzip
man tar
man find

finalfrontier said:

Where exactly is the Downloads folder?

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You set the Download folder in the Preferences of the Browser. If you use Safari I think you see the destination of the Download at the bottom of the Download Window ... Have you tried searching for them using Spotlight?

Thanks for all your help guys, but i still havent figured this out at all. All i need to do is to see the .tar.gz files so I can upload them to my other datacenter...
Cant find the **** things or even the downloads folder..

Just a blind guess but could the problem be at your Server end ... how did the files become .tar.gz

What browser and OS version are you using?


/

Try this.

cd /

find ./ -name *.tar.gz

T

add -print to the end of that.....

Do you need -print in mac os? You don't in Solaris 8 and above that's why I didn't put it....oops.

T

The files will probably be here.... Macintosh HD>Users>"yourname">downloads.

UNIX kicks butt!

mac747 said:

Do you need -print in mac os? You don't in Solaris 8 and above that's why I didn't put it....oops.

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You're right...Force of habit....maybe someday I'll start calling it SVM instead of ODS....marks me as an old timer.