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 ...

A compressed version of files, popularly known as zipped files are convenient but also prone to errors. So, when you attempt to open such files using freeware utilities like 7-Zip, you may encounter ...

ChromeOS is now more powerful for managing files, with new support for archive formats like 7z, iso, and tar — with more on the way. Last July, we were first to report that Google was working on a new ...

A self-extracting archive is useful; it allows you to extract archives without additional software. All you have to do is double-click the archive and it will automatically extract the files within.

A Roshal Archive or RAR file is a common type of file archive that your small business may encounter when someone shares data with you or when you download files from a website. Proprietary to the ...

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 ...

A new technique dubbed "Zombie ZIP" helps conceal payloads in compressed files specially created to avoid detection from security solutions such as antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) ...

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 ...

Daisky wants to store files in a way that will make them available to future generations. People worry a lot about archiving digital files for long periods of time. The concern is legitimate. I wouldn ...

The Internet Archive was founded with the idea of being an Internet-based library of media and the Web itself, but as the collection grows, so does its bandwidth costs. Serving up terabytes of data is ...