It supports AES-256 encryption , Unicode filenames, and "solid" compression, where multiple files are treated as one stream to save more space. 2. How to Open and Extract
The .7z format uses the LZMA/LZMA2 algorithms, offering significantly better compression ratios (up to 30–50% better) than standard ZIP files.
Large files are often split into multiple parts (e.g., PART1.7z , PART2.7z ) for easier sharing or storage.
To extract the contents, you usually need all corresponding parts in the same folder.