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.

So, when you attempt to open such files using freeware utilities like 7-Zip, you may encounter an error, saying Cannot open file as archive. Let us see what you can do about it.

7-Zip Easily one of the most popular free file-archiving tools out there, 7-Zip is an open-source utility that’s been available and updated since 1999.

To unzip a .7z file, find it in your iPhone’s downloads folder and then long-press it to open the options. From here, choose ‘Share,’ then, from the list of app icons, select ‘Unzip.’ If you don’t see ...

With versions available for Windows and Linux, 7-ZIP offers a free alternative to WinRAR that you can use for opening RAR files. This app has an archive file format called 7Z, which is known for ...

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

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