First launched in 1999 and brought into the mainstream by 7-zip compressor, 7z files are those which contain compressed data, which may need to be extracted before it can be accessed.

At the top, you will find three main options—Add, Convert, and Extract. Selecting the Add option allows you to archive files, ...

ChromeOS is now more powerful for managing files, with new support for archive formats like 7z, iso, and tar — with more on the way.

Using ZArchiver: Open ZArchiver and navigate to the folder containing the 7Z file. Long-tap on the 7Z file to bring up the context menu, then select "Extract Here". Creating ZIP and RAR Files ...

Windows 11's expanded compressed file support comes decades after ZIP functionality was added in Windows ME.

7-Zip is a popular, powerful, and versatile file archive utility that you can use to compress or decompress files and folders. The free and open source software is something of a Swiss Army Knife ...

To open an IMG file and view the contents in Windows 7, you need a third-party file extraction program such as WinRar or 7-Zip.

7-zip has finally added support for the long-requested 'Mark-of-the-Web' Windows security feature, providing better protection from malicious downloaded files.