Compress a file using 7-Zip

Compress a file using 7-Zip: Compressing data is a great way of saving space on your hard drive and archiving your data. Its now that difficult to do using 7-Zip to compress files. 7-Zip is an alternative to the Windows compression software. 7-Zip is a tool for compressing and decompressing files using different zip formats. You want to download 7-Zip in two flavors 32bit and 64bit

1. Go to Start > All Programs > 7-Zip > 7-Zip File Manage
  • Navigate to data you want to compress and Select it
  • Now click Add
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2. Add to Archive window will open.
  • Change Archive format to 7z 
  • Change Compression Level to Ultra
  • Change Compression Method to LZMA2
  • Optional Enter a Password if you wish
  • Optional Add Encryption if you wish
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Decompress a file using 7-Zip
1. Go to Start > All Programs > 7-Zip > 7-Zip File Manage
  • Navigate to data you want to compress and Select it
  • Now click Extract

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That’s it, you have zipped and compressed you data and then decompressed it.

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  1. Tonya Rose March 11, 2017

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