What is the Difference between tableau extensions .twb and .twbx?

Twbx: 

• .twbx file is a Tableau Packaged Workbook, meaning it is the original .twb file grouped together with the data source(s) in one package.
• .twbx files can be considered analogous to specialized zip files, in which these “zip” files contain all the information necessary to work in Tableau.
• The primary advantage to using .twbx files is that analysis can be performed without network/internet connections to your data because your data is already present on your computer in this packaged file. 

Twb:

• The .twb file alone is not enough to perform any analysis because it only contains Tableau’s instructions for interacting with a data source.
• In actuality, .twb files are XML files specially tailored to interact with data sources.
• They are custom built to make the awesome visualizations that Tableau generates.

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