I got a sparse file of 1TB which stores actually 32MB data on Linux. Is it possible to "efficiently" make a package to store the sparse file? The package should be unpacked to be a 1TB sparse file on another computer. Ideally, the "package" should be around 32MB. Note: On possible solution is to use 'tar': https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sparse_file#Archiving_with_.60tar.27 However, for a 1TB