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VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) is a disk image format used for virtual machines. It is commonly used by virtualization software like Microsoft Hyper-V and VirtualBox to emulate a physical hard disk drive (HDD). VHD files can store operating systems, applications, and data, making them useful for system backups, testing, and virtual environments.

VHD files can vary in size, from small volumes to several terabytes, and they support features like snapshots and dynamic resizing.

VHD files can be opened with virtualization software like Microsoft Hyper-V, Oracle VirtualBox, and VMware Workstation. On Windows, you can mount VHD files directly through the Disk Management tool or use tools like VirtualBox to mount and interact with the VHD.

For macOS users, VirtualBox can be used to open and work with VHD files. There are also third-party tools available that can open VHD files on both Windows and macOS platforms.

To convert VHD files, you can use the built-in tools like Microsoft Hyper-V Manager or third-party software like WinImage, qemu-img, or StarWind V2V Converter.

The conversion process typically involves transforming a VHD file into other disk image formats like VHDX (Hyper-V's newer format), or even converting it to a raw disk format depending on the use case.

TAR (Tape Archive) is a widely used file format for storing multiple files and directories in a single archive. Originally developed for tape backup, it is now commonly used for packaging files for distribution or backup purposes.

The TAR format does not provide compression on its own but is often used in conjunction with compression algorithms such as GZIP or BZIP2, resulting in files with extensions like .tar.gz or .tar.bz2.

TAR files can be opened using tools such as WinRAR, 7-Zip, or PeaZip on Windows. On macOS and Linux, the tar command is natively available and can extract TAR archives.

For example, on Linux or macOS, you can use the terminal command: `tar -xf archive.tar` to extract the files. GUI tools like Keka for macOS can also handle TAR files.

While TAR itself is an archive format, you can convert it into a compressed format such as .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, or .zip using appropriate tools.

For instance, on Linux or macOS, you can compress a TAR file using: `gzip archive.tar` to create a .tar.gz file or use GUI tools like 7-Zip to repackage the contents into a ZIP archive for better compatibility with various platforms.