# How to open NIFTI-GZ (.gz) files?

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-open-nifti-gz-gz-files/9141>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 14, 2019, 7:51am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-open-nifti-gz-gz-files/9141 "2019-11-14T07:51:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![NoobForSlicer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/noobforslicer/32/10900_2.png) [@NoobForSlicer](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/NoobForSlicer)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-open-nifti-gz-gz-files/9141/8 "2019-11-14T15:45:08Z")

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![bunch%20of%20nothing](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/b/c/bc16e92a75828d89a3e3669dad92c711cc900c7c.jpeg)

HEre I tried to read it through some anayzer and it just gave me a bunch of random letters.

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