7-Zip(7z) on Windows

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In this article, we are going to learn about 7-Zip, features and hands-on demo on how to install, use and uninstall on windows operating system.  

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What is 7-Zip?

  • 7-Zip is a file archiver tool, used to place groups of files within compressed containers. 
  • It is free software with open source. 
  • It has its own archive format called 7z, but it can read and write several other formats.


Features

  • High compression ratio in 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2 compression. 
  • Supported formats:
    • Packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM
    • Unpacking only: AR, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DMG, EXT, FAT, GPT, HFS, IHEX, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, QCOW2, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, UEFI, VDI, VHD, VMDK, WIM, XAR and Z. 
  • For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
  • Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats. 
  • Self-extracting capability for 7z format. 
  • Powerful command line version. 
  • Works in Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP / 2019 / 2016 / 2012 / 2008 / 2003 / 2000.


Hands-on

  • Operating System: Windows
  • Tool: 7-Zip

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Download

  • Click here to download from the official site. 

Install

  • Goto Downloads folder and double click on the 7z1900-x64.exe file. 

  • Give the User Access Control by clicking on Yes.

Usage

Compress Files:

  • Here are different files and folders: testFolder, file1, file2, file3, and file4. 

  • Select all files, right click on it and choose 7-Zip > Add to “Sample.7z”. 


  • Files and folders are compress to Sample.7z .


Read Files: 

  • Double click on filename Sample.7z 


Extract Files:

  • Right click on filename Sample.7z and choose 7-Zip > Extract Here


  • Here are the extracted files, folders and file content.

Uninstall

We can uninstall this application in 2 ways, from the control panel and Uninstall file from 7-Zip.

Control Panel:

  • Open the Control Panel 


  • Click on Uninstall a program


  • Double click on 7-Zip 19.00 (x64) and click on Uninstall, then after click Close.

Uninstall File:

  • Goto file location C:\Program Files\7-Zip and double click on the Uninstall.

  • Click on Uninstall button and then after click on Close. 


Conclusion

  • 7-Zip is tested on Windows 7 Professional on Virtualbox.
  • It is working fine.


If you face any problem, Let me know in the comments or you can directly reach me at hackwithv@gmail.com
 

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I'm a Cyber Security professional with expertise in Network, Application, Endpoint, Cloud Security, DevOps, and IT Ops. I have experience in various industries and am well-versed in relevant regulations and standards. My goal is to provide exceptional security solutions that protect organizations from evolving threats, while also streamlining workflows and improving collaboration between development, operations, and security teams through DevOps and IT Ops practices.

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