Questions tagged [file-archiver]
File archivers are programs capable of adding files and folders into an archive file, such as 7-Zip, TAR, WinAce, and WinRAR.
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The files after extracting a tar
I recently start to use tar to backup my files on macOS.
I usually use:
tar cvf archive.tar foo bar
and i also run this to check:
tar tvf archive.tar
It would show the following and it seems okay:
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How do I use 7Zip to open a file in an archive with a specific program?
Let's say there's an XML file in an archive, and I want to open it in Firefox but just double-clicking it will open it in notepad, the default program. How do I select the program?
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Can I password protect new files added to an archived 7zip file? When I add news files to an archive, they're not password protected
Currently I have a 7-zip archive that I made full of videos and pictures that are password protected. Now, I have more videos and pictures that I want to put in the archive, however when I do, they're ...
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Backup zipping, continue where I left off
I have an old filebackup that takes up space. I want to zip it so I still have it, but reduce its size.
Its size is massive, so ideally I want to find a way to create this zip backup in chunks, ...
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Can Archive Manager distinguish between wrong password and corrupted file?
I have two old encrypted RAR files. I know their passwords, but something interesting happens:
When I try to open each file in File Roller (Ubuntu's default archive manager) and enter the wrong ...
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Can a malware file in a .zip file be executed when testing the .zip file?
OS : Windows 10
Can a malware file in a .zip file be executed when testing the .zip file?
I mean, for example, testing by 7-zip context menu 'test archive'.
The .zip file has no password and just ...
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Create multi volume archive of standalone zips
Is there a way using 7-Zip to create multi-volume archives (totaling many gigabytes) with each archive as a standalone zip with no files spanning multiple volumes???
Scenario. User has to upload 16 gb ...
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7-Zip. h (Hash) command. Calculate hash values for files. When you use it?
I use 7-Zip. I work in Windows 10 Home 64-bit. I use command line. From 7-Zip help I know there is h (Hash) command. Calculate hash values for files.
Syntax
h [-scrc{Method}] [files]
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7-Zip. t (Test integrity of archive) command. Syntax. Two variants. Difference
I use 7-Zip. I work in Windows 10 Home 64-bit. I use command line. From 7-Zip help I know there is t (Test integrity of archive) command.
Do I understand right way the following?
In this case
7z t ...
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Extract hash values (CRC) and path names from an archive
I have successfully extracted data from a large .rar archive (1.9TB) using 7-zip and now I want to delete the archive. However, before I do so, I would like to save path names and, most importantly, ...
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Editing a file inside an archive
Are there other programs that allow you to edit a file inside an archived file?
For example, 7-zip allows you to edit the file inside the archive. But it changes the compression of the other files (i....
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Utility for counting total files inside of multiple Zips?
On Windows 7, I have 120 Zip files, each Zip containing images.
Is there any utility or software with which I can confirm how many total images are combined in all 120 Zips?
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Download and extract parts containing specific file from split 7z archive?
There's a file I want that's part of a very large, split 7z archive. Instead of downloading the entire 100gb archive, I'm wondering if it's possible to access the Compressed Metadata Block/End Header ...
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Is it possible to make equally sized multipart rar archives from a big file?
Size of multipart archives is maximized at 200 MB. I would like to determine the part size (<200 MB), to achieve equally sized multipart archives.
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Are there drawbacks to sqlite as archivation format?
I have a few huge folders of small files I want to archive for long term storage (about 200GB).
Instead of just using something like gzip/tar/dar/7zip I am considering to use sqlite
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