Comments on: 7-ZIP – Quality Opensource Compression http://www.worthinstalling.com/2006/03/7-zip-quality-opensource-compression.html Software that's worth installing on your computer. Reviews, comparisons, tips, updates... by Alex S Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:13:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Abugov http://www.worthinstalling.com/2006/03/7-zip-quality-opensource-compression.html#comment-443 Abugov Tue, 19 May 2009 15:12:34 +0000 http://www.worthinstalling.com/?p=4#comment-443 When is the "not implemented" bug (when trying to delete from solid archives) due to be fixed? When is the “not implemented” bug (when trying to delete from solid archives) due to be fixed?

]]> By: Dave B http://www.worthinstalling.com/2006/03/7-zip-quality-opensource-compression.html#comment-440 Dave B Tue, 19 May 2009 05:50:41 +0000 http://www.worthinstalling.com/?p=4#comment-440 7Zip 4.65 has great potential and already provides some useful features. However, it still falls short of other archiving applications in easy to use, basic features, such as adding and extracting to archives with full path structures. Sorry, but command line cd /D c: blah, blah... and UI "parameter" box kludges don't cut it. 7Zip 4.65 has great potential and already provides some useful features.

However, it still falls short of other archiving applications in easy to use, basic features, such as adding and extracting to archives with full path structures. Sorry, but command line cd /D c: blah, blah… and UI “parameter” box kludges don’t cut it.

]]> By: Alex S. http://www.worthinstalling.com/2006/03/7-zip-quality-opensource-compression.html#comment-76 Alex S. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:12:47 +0000 http://www.worthinstalling.com/?p=4#comment-76 Did you by any chance create a *solid* 7z archive? (You can check this by looking at the "solid block size" parameter in the "Add to archive" windows). According to the help file, 7-zip is currently unable to modify the contents of solid 7z archives. "Non-solid" archives work fine though... Let me know if this helps. Did you by any chance create a *solid* 7z archive? (You can check this by looking at the “solid block size” parameter in the “Add to archive” windows).

According to the help file, 7-zip is currently unable to modify the contents of solid 7z archives. “Non-solid” archives work fine though…

Let me know if this helps.

]]> By: Gilles Maisonneuve http://www.worthinstalling.com/2006/03/7-zip-quality-opensource-compression.html#comment-65 Gilles Maisonneuve Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:42:33 +0000 http://www.worthinstalling.com/?p=4#comment-65 oops, I obviously have 2 left feet instead of two hands... I was saying with latest version to date 4.64 I am unable to delete files from a 7Zip archive inside subdirectories (2 levels). deleteion and update of existing files work with flat archives (no dir at all) or 1 level of directory, but it answers me "not implemented" (well actually "non implémenté" as it is in French) when having 2 directories. Example: Desktop - file p05.jpg --> P05.7Z (maximum or ultra w/ lzma) : I can update or delete file p08.jpg inside the archive Desktop - dir "New folder" w/ p05.jpg inside --(added to)--> Desktop\P05.7Z : it works fine, the same as above : update/delete Desktop - dir "New folder" w/ "Folder2" inside w/ p05.jpg inside --> P05.7Z : I can add but cannot delete any more a file in that dir nor update it. (NB: I can still rename the file at the deepest dir level but can't delete it any more) I can still update or delete the file at the above directory level. Questions : 1. bug or feature ? 2. If bug, will it be fixed soon ? Thank you all for your answers. gilles oops, I obviously have 2 left feet instead of two hands…
I was saying with latest version to date 4.64 I am unable to delete files from a 7Zip archive inside subdirectories (2 levels).
deleteion and update of existing files work with flat archives (no dir at all) or 1 level of directory, but it answers me “not implemented” (well actually “non implémenté” as it is in French) when having 2 directories.
Example:
Desktop - file p05.jpg –> P05.7Z (maximum or ultra w/ lzma) : I can update or delete file p08.jpg inside the archive
Desktop - dir “New folder” w/ p05.jpg inside –(added to)–> Desktop\P05.7Z : it works fine, the same as above : update/delete
Desktop - dir “New folder” w/ “Folder2″ inside w/ p05.jpg inside –> P05.7Z : I can add but cannot delete any more a file in that dir nor update it. (NB: I can still rename the file at the deepest dir level but can’t delete it any more)
I can still update or delete the file at the above directory level.

Questions : 1. bug or feature ? 2. If bug, will it be fixed soon ?

Thank you all for your answers.

gilles

]]> By: Gilles Maisonneuve http://www.worthinstalling.com/2006/03/7-zip-quality-opensource-compression.html#comment-64 Gilles Maisonneuve Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:25:18 +0000 http://www.worthinstalling.com/?p=4#comment-64 Hello, Happy new year to all the forum members. I have a small question about 7Zip (latest toda4.64 Hello,

Happy new year to all the forum members.

I have a small question about 7Zip (latest toda4.64

]]> By: Alex S. http://www.worthinstalling.com/2006/03/7-zip-quality-opensource-compression.html#comment-29 Alex S. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:31:31 +0000 http://www.worthinstalling.com/?p=4#comment-29 I guess that, since 2006, Igor found the time to fix the empty dirs thing :D BTW, 4.42 is kinda old already, why not upgrade to <a href="http://www.worthinstalling.com/2009/01/update-7-zip-464.html" rel="nofollow">4.64</a>? I guess that, since 2006, Igor found the time to fix the empty dirs thing :D

BTW, 4.42 is kinda old already, why not upgrade to 4.64?

]]> By: Yo http://www.worthinstalling.com/2006/03/7-zip-quality-opensource-compression.html#comment-28 Yo Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:04:52 +0000 http://www.worthinstalling.com/?p=4#comment-28 I love that fact that 7Zip can extract from ISO files. The version that I am running (4.42) handles empty directories without a problem. Winzip didn't! It could just be the defaults on my Winzip configuration, though. I love that fact that 7Zip can extract from ISO files. The version that I am running (4.42) handles empty directories without a problem. Winzip didn’t! It could just be the defaults on my Winzip configuration, though.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.worthinstalling.com/2006/03/7-zip-quality-opensource-compression.html#comment-21 Anonymous Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:50:00 +0000 http://www.worthinstalling.com/?p=4#comment-21 Ditto the need for documentation of the 'nix/command line versions. The man page hints, but never tells what the various options are Ditto the need for documentation of the ‘nix/command line versions. The man page hints, but never tells what the various options are

]]> By: tinram http://www.worthinstalling.com/2006/03/7-zip-quality-opensource-compression.html#comment-20 tinram Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:38:00 +0000 http://www.worthinstalling.com/?p=4#comment-20 Who wants to include empty directories? Like breathing a vacuum? Who wants to include empty directories? Like breathing a vacuum?

]]> By: Krawhitham http://www.worthinstalling.com/2006/03/7-zip-quality-opensource-compression.html#comment-19 Krawhitham Sun, 05 Aug 2007 06:34:00 +0000 http://www.worthinstalling.com/?p=4#comment-19 <i>Z-zip is unable to include empty directories whether used from the GUI or from the command line. What a piece of poo. How can anybody reasonably do backups like this?</i><br/><br/>Yes you can<br/><br/>use * not *.* Z-zip is unable to include empty directories whether used from the GUI or from the command line. What a piece of poo. How can anybody reasonably do backups like this?

Yes you can

use * not *.*

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