LZH File

What are LZH files and how to open them

Are you having problems opening a LZH file or are you simply curious about its contents? We're here to explain the properties of these files and provide you with software that can open or handle your LZH files.

What is a LZH file?

LZH files have multiple uses, and LHARC/LZARK Compressed Archive is one of them. Read more about the other uses further down the page.

LHARC/LZARK Compressed Archive

Files that contain the .LZH file extension are compressed archive files. This particular file extension is given to archive files that have been compressed with the Lempel-Ziv and Haruyasu compression algorithms, named after the inventors.

Sometimes you will find the same type of file with file extension LHA instead of LZH.

The LZH file format is used when a user wants to take a batch of files or a single large file and compress the data into a single, compressed file archive. The LZH format is largely obsolete and replaced by formats like ZIP and 7z.

How to open LZH files

We have identified seven LZH openers that are compatible with this specific type of LZH file.

Programs that open LHARC/LZARK Compressed Archive files

Last updated: March 10, 2023

All known file formats using extension .LZH

While LHARC/LZARK Compressed Archive is a popular type of LZH-file, we know of 3 different uses of the .LZH file extension. Different software may use files with the same extension for different types of data.

LHARK Compressed Archive

We know that one LZH format is LHARK Compressed Archive. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

We have not yet verified any programs for Windows that work with this specific file format. If you know one, please use the 'Suggest a program' link below. Thanks!

X-Finder Theme

We know that one LZH format is X-Finder Theme. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

We have not yet verified any programs for Windows that work with this specific file format. If you know one, please use the 'Suggest a program' link below. Thanks!

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