Z file extension
The table below provides useful information about the .z file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the .z file?
- What program do I need to open a .z file?
- How can the .z file be opened, edited or printed?
- How can I convert .z files to another format?
Table of Contents
- ✅ Compressed File
- ✅ Zero Compiler Header
- ✅ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed XML Data
- 🔄 .z file converters
- 🚫 .z file related errors
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3 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database
✅ Compressed File

Z files are files that have been compressed with UNIX compress tool.
✅ Zero Compiler Header

Z file is a Zero Compiler Header. ZERO is a Rapid Application Develelopment (RAD) tool developed by Xeno Innovations.
✅ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed XML Data

Z file is a Star Wars: The Force Unleashed XML Data. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is an action-adventure game and part of The Force Unleashed project.
Other types of files may also use the .z file extension.
🔴 Can't open a .z file?
When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:
Windows cannot open this file:
example.z
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...
If you don't know how to set the .z file association, check the FAQ.
🔴 Can I change the extension of files?
Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.
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