Skip to main content

All Questions

Tagged with
-1 votes
1 answer
794 views

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?
H.v.M.'s user avatar
  • 557
2 votes
0 answers
139 views

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 ...
Dizzy's user avatar
  • 21
1 vote
1 answer
727 views

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 ...
Steve Reeder's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
8k views

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] Supported ...
Konskoo's user avatar
  • 45
2 votes
1 answer
2k views

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 ...
Konskoo's user avatar
  • 45
2 votes
1 answer
7k views

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, ...
an531's user avatar
  • 95
3 votes
0 answers
236 views

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 ...
Demon_Monkey's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
805 views

Add files to 7-Zip archive by dragging then onto the .7z file?

With WinZip, it's possible to drop a set of files onto a zip/zipx file, which results in the files being added or moved (depending on how you drop them, in the usual Windows manner) into the archive. ...
Kjell Rilbe's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
1k views

How to make a LZMA:23 archive?

Im trying to make a custom launcher to Minecraft which will be helping with mods. Problem is that the launcher is packed inside a LZMA archive. I can open that archive with 7-zip but I cannot modify ...
LiskoSlayer63's user avatar
4 votes
2 answers
23k views

Can I open .zip files created with split .zip.001 files without 7-zip?

I use 7-zip to create several archives with fixed size (512 Mb) from one big file. They have this structure: my_name.zip.001 my_name.zip.002 ... my_name.zip.005 My problem is that without 7-zip I can'...
mrgloom's user avatar
  • 357
85 votes
5 answers
280k views

Different compression methods in 7zip: Which is best suited for what task?

So there are different compression methods in 7zip. Which method is best suited for what task? For example: One difference between LZMA and LZMA2 is I can choose all my cpu cores, whereas in LZMA 2 ...
Grumpy ol' Bear's user avatar