Zip issue & Questions

Discussion in 'other software & services' started by CloneRanger, May 30, 2018.

  1. CloneRanger

    CloneRanger Registered Member

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    I've sent a number of different zipped files to different people on several occasions, but they couldn't unzip them. These were both windows PC's & also Mac's.

    I used 7Zip in "Normal Zip" mode with a password each time, but even after making sure everybody used the correct PW & tried numerous times, they still failed ! I had no problems unzipping All of them on my PC.

    I'm wondering if it's because my chosen encryption was different from theirs ? Do these options look right for others to unzip properly ?

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  2. guest

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    I don't know what programs they are using to extract the password-protected .zip-files, but to create "more compatible archives" try to choose the "ZipCrypto" Encryption Method.
     
  3. itman

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    Perhaps because they need your public key to decrypt them?
     
  4. CloneRanger

    CloneRanger Registered Member

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    @ mood

    For the PC's they used WinZip or the windows inbuilt Unzipper. I'll try the "ZipCrypto" Encryption Method. Thanx

    @ itman

    There was no public key etc involved, just the Zip PW
     
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