How to zip files

Once you have downloaded the 7-Zip.exe file, proceed by double-clicking it to initiate the installation process. Upon successful installation, the 7-Zip.exe application will be readily accessible at the designated location, specifically under the path C:\Program Files\7-Zip, bearing the name 7z.exe.

For study purposes, there is no requirement to modify environment paths. Instead, you may opt to copy the 7-Zip folder to your user directory. To proceed, navigate to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt and open a Command Prompt window. Subsequently, modify the command prompt directory to your newly copied 7-Zip folder.

Usage:

Above command compress all *.txt files from current folder and its subfolders to archive files.7z. The output filename (compressed filename) is files.7z

Above command compress the folder test and the output filename (compressed filename) is testzip.zip.

Above command extracts all files from testzip.zip to the current directory.

Above command extract all files from testzip.zip to the directory d:\ext

Above command extract all *.dll files from testzip.zip to the directory d:\ext

Possible Query Answers:

 (Y)es / (N)o / (A)lways / (S)kip all / A(u)to rename all / (Q)uit 

Above command will display all files from testzip.zip

Above command will delete all .dll files from the archive testzip.zip

Above command update the testzip.zip file by adding all *.dll files to testzip.zip

Switches:

m - Method. Specifies the compression method

t - Type. Specifies archive type that you want to create

The following commands create password-protected file uisng 7zip

Then system ask to enter password:

The following commands extract a password-protected file uisng 7zip

Then the system ask the password, when you supply correct password it will extract the zip file

You may know how to archieve multiple files to one zip file, but do you know how to zip multiple folders or files and create individual zip files for each of them automatically ? The following 7zip commandline shows how create seperate zip file for each folder you select.

7-zip GUI (Graphical User Interface)

After successfully installed 7-zip, you can use 7-zip GUI (Graphical User Interface) to compress file(s).

Right click on selected file(s) or folder(s), then you get the pop-up menu, select "7-zip" and then select "Add to Archive" menu.

Then you get the next window and you can set your file name and preferred path from that screen.

And then Click OK button. The files now compressed and saved to your prefered folder.

Right click on selected file(s), then you get the pop-up menu, select "7-zip" and then select "Add to yourfilename.7z" menu.

It is very easy to extract 7-zip file(s). Right click on the compressed file then select "7-zip" and then select "Extract Here" option. It will then extract all file(s) in the current directory.

"Extract Files" option will let you to select prefered folder and extract the files to that folder.

"Extract to yourfilename\" option will automatically create a folder and named your filename and then extract the whole files to that folder.