text: user12678: I downloaded some of my data in fastq format instead of fastq.gz. I want to upload my data on a server now.
  I was wondering if there is a way to convert my fastq files to fastq.gz on windows (I read some stuff about python, but I'm not quite sure) before uploading them on the server, since it takes a lot of time uploading the fastq files.
  
  user15583: If your Windows 10 build number is 17063 or later, you can use tar command to compress file in Windows PowerShell:
  tar -vczf output.fq.gz input.fastq
  
  The -z flag means to compress archive with gzip.
  
  user6332: 7zip is file archiver capable of running gzip-style compression, and runs on Windows: https://www.7-zip.org/
  
original_text: 12678: <p>I downloaded some of my data in fastq format instead of fastq.gz. I want to upload my data on a server now.</p>
  <p>I was wondering if there is a way to convert my fastq files to fastq.gz on windows (I read some stuff about python, but I'm not quite sure) before uploading them on the server, since it takes a lot of time uploading the fastq files.</p>
   15583: <p>If your Windows 10 build number is 17063 or later, you can use <code>tar</code> command to compress file in Windows PowerShell:</p>
  <pre><code>tar -vczf output.fq.gz input.fastq
  </code></pre>
  <p>The <code>-z</code> flag means to compress archive with gzip.</p>
   6332: <p><code>7zip</code> is file archiver capable of running <code>gzip</code>-style compression, and runs on Windows: <a href="https://www.7-zip.org/" rel="noreferrer">https://www.7-zip.org/</a></p>
  