LHA is a file extension for LHARC compressed archive files. It was created in 1988 by Haruyasu Yoshizaki originally as LHarc. LH was later renamed LHA. In an LZH archive, the compression method is sto...
LHA is a file extension for LHARC compressed archive files. It was created in 1988 by Haruyasu Yoshizaki originally as LHarc. LH was later renamed LHA. In an LZH archive, the compression method is stored as a text string.
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Files with .lha extension may be used on Linux, Mac and Windows. The .lha file format, along with 236 others, belongs to the compressed files category. WinZip supports .lha files and is the most used program to handle them.
You may need different software to open .lha files depending on your operating system. Below is a summary of programs that support and open the LHA file format on each system.
To open LHA files: Select and install relevant software. Associate software supporting LHA with this file format. Right click on LHA file and select open with option.
LHA files are compressed archive files. To restore files, you need a decompressor tool. Majority of LHA files are considered compressed files. They have low popularity rating so are not on most devices.