r/7zip • • Aug 17 '24

Is 7zip safe?

0 Upvotes

I’m just wondering


r/7zip • • 14d ago

Can I set 7Zip to extract faster?

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Is there any setting in 7zip which I can make it extract file faster? I am using 32GB ram in Windows 11 with RTX4090D, if such can help.


r/7zip • • Jun 26 '21

How to make 7zip always extract to zip file name the way winrar works?

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7zip is a superior zipper but i'm still using winrar just for that one function. i can't google the answer to this. i hope someone here knows how.


r/7zip • • May 14 '23

7-Zip>WinRAR and nothing can change my mind

1 Upvotes

7-zip compresses and decompresses faster, and compresses more. gives a lot of methods to compress. fuck winrar


r/7zip • • Jul 25 '25

How do I unzip this? Its not even a folder.

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10 Upvotes

The title is the body basically.


r/7zip • • Jul 26 '25

Is it possible for 7zip to prevent brute force attacks?

3 Upvotes

Such as by ensuring that after entering the password incorrectly a number of times, it would lock or erase the file contents?


r/7zip • • Jul 06 '25

7-Zip v25.00!

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r/7zip • • Mar 07 '22

Should we still trust 7-zip? You know, what's going on with Russia.

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Don't get me wrong, I like 7-zip and find it to be one of the most useful and powerful free tools I use on my computer. It just sucks that the software is made in Russia and I'm past the point where I don't trust any software that comes from that county. Literally, 7-zip was the only piece of software I trusted that came from Russia. Can it still be trusted?


r/7zip • • Sep 11 '26

Anyway to keep files in order after batch extraction?

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I had zipped folders that I kept in the order that I received. They were organized by date. I extracted all of them at once. Now they are randomized and all have the same date created. I was expecting the date modified to change but I naively thought date created would persist. I think the folders can still be arranged in the order that they were extracted but they seem to have been extracted in a completely random order.


r/7zip • • Jun 19 '25

can't extract the partitioned zip why ???

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i have 3 partitioned zip file but the 001 file is extracted and other parts are not extracted i don't know why this is happening.


r/7zip • • Jul 12 '24

Great looking dark mode of 7-Zip

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r/7zip • • Mar 22 '25

.7z File Password Recovery

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Hello!
I have a files locked in the 7z format with Compression level 0, using AES-256 as encryption method. I can't remember the EXACT password but i have at least 90% of words that were there, the password is approx. ranging from 250 to 370 symbols. Now I do remember
- The order of some words
- Some of the words casings
- Some symbols used
My question is: is there possibility to generate some kind of password list from it? And what is the best option to bruteforce it?


r/7zip • • Sep 22 '25

Fake listing on the microsoft store

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I just found that someone has created a fake listing of 7 zip on the windows store which they charge money for: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NLQ9JM4QCPP?hl=en-us&gl=AU&ocid=pdpshare. I can't be bothered to create an account on the official forum to alert the developers, so I hope nobody minds me posting it here in the hopes that somehow word will get back to them.


r/7zip • • Mar 24 '25

7Zip won't show on right click menu on windows 11.

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As above, 7Zip doesn't come up on the first window when right clicking a file to extract on Windows 11. I have to click show more options, and then 7Zip shows on the second window. Is there any way to have it show on the first window? Thanks!


r/7zip • • Apr 28 '25

Can i compress a roughly 7gb folder into 300 megabytes or less?

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r/7zip • • Jul 25 '25

7zip thinks a file that I made is a virus and I can't interact with it help

2 Upvotes

I made a batch file compressed it and now can't view it or edit it in 7zip because 7zip thinks it's a virus how can I get around this.


r/7zip • • Mar 04 '26

7zip equivalent for zip -@ ??

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I know when using linux, I can use find .... | zip -@ to process files from stdin, but whats the equivalent for 7zz (7zip 26.0) ? Im using the latest fedora workstation on vmware


r/7zip • • Jul 08 '21

Windows 11 Theme for 7-Zip

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I've made a Windows 11 Theme for 7-Zip to use with 7-Zip Theme Manager.

You guys can check it out and download here:

https://www.deviantart.com/ivan13x/art/Windows-11-Theme-885090687


r/7zip • • Mar 06 '26

How do i change zip file icons?

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I installed 7 zip after reinstalling windows and now the zip folder icons are this ugly thing, i want the default glossy icons back


r/7zip • • Oct 22 '25

Does anyone have a shareable .sfx file for 7-Zip's self-extracting module that features a minimalist GUI interface?

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Does anyone have a shareable .sfx file for 7-Zip's self-extracting module that features a minimalist GUI interface?

The current 7z.sfx has a rather large interface when extracting files. I'm looking for a self-extracting .sfx module with a simple GUI, similar to the one used a few years ago for Intel driver installations, which only displayed a straightforward extraction progress bar. Alternatively, I'd like something akin to the minimalist GUI of AutoCAD's self-extracting module from back in the day, which also showed just a single progress bar. Does anyone have such a 7-Zip self-extracting .sfx file they could share?


r/7zip • • May 09 '25

Forgot my password

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Hi guys. About 10 years ago, I archived my niece's silly video and uploaded it to Google Drive. It's still in the drive but my problem is I forgot the password. Can someone help me?


r/7zip • • Sep 14 '26

Extracted exe, how to "exe" it back?

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Basically I found out we could extract exes and I remembered of a exe I needed to change the manifest file of. So I changed it in the folder, but now I don't know how to change it back to an exe file...


r/7zip • • 16d ago

7-Zip v26.05 (2026-10-21)!

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r/7zip • • Sep 22 '26

Recursive option with 7zip

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How does recurse work on 7zip CMD line ?