7-Zip is a file compression archiving program
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How to open big tar.gz file
I created a big tar.gz file, following this guide. It is a daily backup file.
My computer has 3 GB of RAM and is running Windows 7. My biggest archive is 183 GB, containing pictures and documents.
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Is it possible to recursively list zip file contents with 7 zip without extracting
Similar to this question I have a very large zip file which contains other zip files, folders, and files. I want to use 7-zip to extract a list of file names from it, recursing into subfolders and zip ...
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Automatically extracting text files via commandline and combining them into a single text file
In-Depth Explanation of Problem:
I'm trying to automate a process on my computer and having some difficulty. Each day, I'm emailed a zip file that contains a txt file. I have a script in place that ...
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How to archive using the shell extension and still exclude files with 7zip?
How can I exclude files from archiving in 7-zip's "Add to Archive" dialogue? I know how to do this from the command line, but it doesn't seem possible from the "Add to Archive" dialogue.
I thought ...
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How can i create a schedule to extract a number of zip files
How can I create a schedule to extract a number of zip files in a folder? My email program sends files to a folder upon arriving but they are .gz.
Now I found that you can compress files based on a ...
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Difference between lzip, 7z and zipx [closed]
I would like to know what is the difference between the algorithms used in these three compression schemes. I found that all three of them are based on LZMA. But I would like to know what makes them ...
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What is Ppmd compression? [closed]
I have read that ppmd compression is used in 7z and zipx. I would like to know what exactly does it do and what files and also what type of files is it suitable for.
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How do I use 7-zip AND from SPECIFIC folder backup only the config.xml files
I have a Jenkins Server which I want to Backup using 7-zip.
I want to backup the full C:\JENKINS with all the sub directories with only one exception. The exception is that from the JOBS folder I ...
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how to “preserve internal directory structure” when unzipping on windows?
I'm tring to build boost, in instructions I've read
When you extract the library from its zip file, you must preserve its internal directory structure (for example by using the -d option when ...
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7zip update split archive [duplicate]
I am using the gui
So I have a split archive in format
archive.7z.01
archive.7z.02
archive.7z.03
I want to update them to match the folder being compressed but I get the error "The file exists"
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7-Zip not working from the DOS prompt or command line?
I have "7-Zip" installed and it works from Windows, but not from the DOS prompt or commandLine:
7z e max_logs_can_messages.tgz
Yields:
'7z' is not recognized as an internal or external command, ...
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Can I get the black and white 7zip filetype icons back?
I've been using 7-zip for a long time. Any archive that 7-zip recognizes was given a black and white [7z] icon. I just switched from Win7 32 bit to Win7 64 bit, and when I reinstalled 7-zip all of ...
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7z.exe (How to Add or Delete Files inside a SubFolder in *.jar file?)
I am totally new using 7za.exe! I heard that 7za.exe also called as 7zip was being used to replace or add files inside a jar file extesion! I am trying to replace or file inside 3 sub folders in a jar ...
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I need to see what's inside the zip file before unzipping. How can I do it? [duplicate]
All the unzipping utilities I tried on the mac simply unzip the file. What I would like is a 7zip or WinZip style app that let's you actually see what's inside the file.
Does something like that ...
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How to zip multiple folders in 7zip?
I have a folder, lets say, MAIN. Inside this folder, there are many folders(say f1,f2,f2...) which has subfolders and files in them. Now I need to zip these folders(f1,f2,f3...) and their contents ...
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How do you register the 7-Zip GUI program with the .7z extension in Windows?
For whatever reason, the 64-bit Windows Installer doesn't seem to register the .7z file extension with the 7-Zip GUI (or with anything, as far as I can tell).
How do I go about doing it. A simple ...
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Automatically extract and rename extracted file according to archive's name
I have a bunch of zip files in a folder. Each zip file has a file in it named exp_1.txt. I would like to unzip each zip file and rename the extracted file from each zip file to what the zip file was ...
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Create an archieve with current data and time in file name using 7z command line
Today I lost my whole Far Cry 3 save game suddenly. So now I want to backup it's save game folder automatically on a certain period of time using windows task scheduling.
I want to include date and ...
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How do I zip a folder with 7-zip but not subfolders of that folder?
For instance, if I wanted to zip everything in My Documents, but not subfolders in My Documents, and I also did not know the name of each subfolder.
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Extracting a Zip File with Japanese Filenames?
I'm trying to extract files from a zip file on Windows 7. The filenames are in Japanese, but they just look like éñé▀é─é±é─ü[é╓é┐éσèGòùé▄é╟é⌐üÖâ}âMâJâZâbâg20110423. They include a 3D model file and ...
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Windows 7 Explorer Preview Pane for zip files
I was wondering if there is a possibility to add .zip file to the explorer preview pane (Windows 7 64 Bit). For example if a folder contains a .zip file i would like to see the content of the .zip ...
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How can I install 7zip so I can run it from Terminal on OS X
I would like to be able to run 7zip from the command line on Mac. Does anyone have instructions on how to set this up?
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7-zip commandline How To archive with subdirectories? Or, how to KEEP folder structure while archiving
I have a bunch of files like this:
C:\G\G1\35antique-shop.mp3
C:\G\G2\35antique-shop.mp3
C:\G\G1\09saguri.mp3
C:\G\G2\09saguri.mp3
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I just wanna know how to KEEP folder structure while ...
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How to use 7z with variables inside a linux script?
For example:
7za e -y $file_name -o$dest_directory
This works fine, when run directly from command line, but within the script it gives this error:
could not find archive (No archive by that ...
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Incremental backup with 7zip
I have googled and searched, but can't find the command that 7zip command line utility uses for making incremental backups. So can someone please share the command ?
Thanks
btw I found this link: ...
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7-zip files on Linux with AES-256 encryption
I have a requirement to zip up some files in Linux with 7zip using AES-256 encryption. The end user will be opening in Windows with 7zip. I'm using the following command:
7za a myfile.zip test.txt ...
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7-zip not in Explorer++ context menu
I use both 7-zip and Explorer++ quite a bit, but I can't seem to get Explorer++ to show the context menu items for 7-zip, like the windows explorer does? Am I missing something?
In windows explorer ...
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7zip command line - extract all files in a folder except *.exe
I am using the command:
7z.exe x -y -o<dir> <archive dir> * -aoa -r
to extract all archives that are located in the archive directory.
I am running into a problem where exe files that ...
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changing 7z icon via registry in WIN7
I would like to change the default file extension icon of 7z in WIN7.
I found few third party utilities but they dont work for me...
Could someone explain me, step by step, how to change the 7z icon ...
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7zip command line options for more information when synchronizing
In the 7zip command line options, is there some argument that can make 7z output the files ignored/deleted from the archive too? (files ignored by the option -uq0)
Example call:
"C:\Program ...
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7-zip alternative for mac os (that allows editing within the zip)
I've been using 7-zip in Windows, and looking for its alternative for Mac OS.
Various tools I tried able to open/archive/extract, but I can't update it within the tool itself, like dragging and drop ...
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Let 7Zip install in same directory without subdirectory
When using 7Zip to extract a zip file, it always creates a subdirectory I want to avoid to create.
The zip file:
C:\Test.zip
The content files in zip file:
`ReadMe.txt`
The Commandline:
x ...
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7zip - How to overwrite a existing file? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I overwrite an existing file in 7zip?
I'm trying this:
7za.exe a "C:\Disc.7z" "C:\test" -v20000000b -m0=BCJ -bd
But if I already have created the file ...
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How can I overwrite an existing file in 7zip?
I'm trying this:
7za.exe a "C:\Disc.7z" "C:\test" -v20000000b -m0=BCJ -bd
But if I already have created the file C:\Disc.7z then 7zip don't compress nothing and sends me this output:
System error:
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Why should I prefer 7zip over WinZip in Windows environment? [closed]
I know Winzip is not free and 7-zip is free . Other than this is there any reason why I should use 7ZIP over Winzip for compression ? I am using Windows 7 .
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Unpack NSIS executable
I am trying to decompress a NSIS executable. With the GUI version of 7zip I am able to do this and the exe is listed as:
Type = Nsis
Method = LZMA:25
Solid = +
With the command line version 7za I ...
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Is SecureZip compatible with any other ZIP programs?
I put some files into an encrypted archive with Secure Zip (was using a computer at another organization) and emailed them to some people. None of them have Secure Zip (nor do I on any of my own ...
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Synchronizing files using 7zip and the CLI
In the command line, 7zip has the command 'a' to "Add files to archive". But I want to sync the files instead. This is one of the main options in the GUI, but the CLI has disregarded it for some ...
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How to rename and extract all file?
Looking for a .bat to rename and extract all.
The folder is d:\EJ\%dd%-%mm%-%yyyy%\ (multiple files)
K02699_ej.zip
K02702_ej.zip
K02703_ej.zip
K02704_ej.zip
K02705_ej.zip
Rename to
K02699.zip
...
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7zip - Add to Archive Option “Operation not supported” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
7zip Add Operation Not Supported?
For some reason, all of a sudden I can no longer drag and drop files to one of my .zip archives using 7zip. If I try dragging and ...
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How to write error status for command line 7-zip in variable (or, instead, in text file)
I use 7-zip (in my batch files) to pack some directory and send archive by email. When I use some file in this directory at the same time the batch file is running (I start the batch files with Task ...
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Split zip archive containing folders now contains “corrupt” zip archive
I zipped and split two folders with 7zip, so I got File.zip.001 to File.zip.010.
I renamed them to Foo.zip.001 to Foo.zip.010, and if I open them now, they only contain a "Foo.zip" file. Upon ...
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7-zip cannot open file on double click
I have installed 7-Zip on my machine and associated it with serveral archive file types.
When double clicking an archive (so far I have tried .zip, .7z and .bz2 files), a message box pops up telling ...
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pfSense iso.gz doesn't seem to be a compressed iso image
I downloaded the latest pfSense ISO (pfSense-2.0.1-RELEASE-i386.iso.gz) and had 7zip extract it, but it just shows me the disk contents. I cannot extract the actual ISO file to burn it with the boot ...
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Compressing bigger than 1GB files seems not to work
I tried my best to compress some videos, about 1.4GB each. I tried to compress them separately, "tarring" (using tar) them and then compress, everything.
I'm on OS X Lion and I did try the ...
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How to extract and erase the original compressed file on Windows 7?
I wonder whether there is an extractor tool that as well as extract the file contents, erase the original compressed file.
Thank you.
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Is there any zip application which allows conditionally unzipping to a folder or not? [closed]
Perhaps the following is a common scenario for some of you as well when wanting to unzip a certain file.
You first open the archive in order to see whether it contains more than one file inside. In ...
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Can you fix a corrupted 7z file?
So, I had a cd, with a scratch on it. The cd contained a 7z file. When I try to copy the file it gave me an error, so I used corrupted disk repair fixer and I managed to open the 7z, and view the ...
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7Zip add string to zip name
I have a 7zip command line process that zips by date and its works well. The command creates a zip file with date IE 20121019.zip. However Id like to add a string to the file name. for example ...
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when upload zip template to mailchimp, the code was messed up [closed]
Win7, notepad++ v6.1.8, 7zip, firefox 16, it's my computer.
I code html template for mailchimp, and set it UTF-8, Windows CR/LF end, then zip it to upload to mailchimp. When preview the template, or ...
