Microsoft deserves some praise for the native file archive on Windows 11. Performance aside, 7-Zip found itself playing catch-up with Windows 11 as the app recently received Zstd support. Microsoft ...

The Microsoft Outlook program, which is a part of the Microsoft Office software suite, stores email data in archive files with .pst extensions. When you set up an email account in Outlook for the ...

I know there's no practical purpose to this it's entirely theoretical. and I know a jar file uses the zip format. But how does one create a jar file without a manifest file. (I don't mean creating a ...

When it comes down to opening files, most of the time, they are locked away in an archive. Usually, this archive is ZIP, but there are instances when it’s a format other than ZIP, and as of right now, ...

Though it's no substitute for a full backup, tweaking the archive options in Outlook 2007 and 2003 can have some real benefits. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor ...

While most Linux veterans would tell you the command line is all you need to archive a bunch of files, we're fond of PeaZip for its feature-filled, easy-to-use (if sometimes glitchy) interface.

Not having enough free space in your mailbox could potentially cause you to miss out on important communications if they come with your Outlook mailbox full. While most email services provide you with ...

The battle lines have now been drawn in a potentially landmark lawsuit over the scanning and lending of books. In a motion for summary judgment filed this week, lawyers for Hachette, HarperCollins, ...

Researchers have found ways to hide malicious software in commonly used archival formats that went undetected until recently by most antivirus programs. Most antivirus vendors have patched their ...

If you’re faced with this The archive is either in an unknown format or damaged issue, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see if that helps to resolve the issue.

I recently downloaded a zip archive of freely-distributed MP3 files. But when I double-clicked it to decompress it, all I got was a .cpgz file (an archive file in the CPIO format). Double-clicking ...

The Mac really doesn't have a lot of great utilities for creating file archives, but it does have one excellent option for unarchiving: the aptly named The Unarchiver. It integrates directly with the ...