Check "Encrypt file names" (crucial). This prevents unauthorized users from even seeing what files are inside the archive without the password. 3. Creating Complex Archives (Command Line)
Is password protection (encryption) necessary? BTB.7z
7z a -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=32m -ms=on -p -mhe=on BTB.7z "C:\Your\Files" Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard -mx=9 : Level 9 (Ultra) compression. -ms=on : Enable solid compression. -p : Prompts for a password (hidden typing). -mhe=on : Encrypts header (filenames). Check "Encrypt file names" (crucial)
To customize this "deep" post for your exact needs, tell me: -ms=on : Enable solid compression
7z a -v1g BTB.7z "C:\BigFolder" Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard
-v1g : Splits the output into 1GB chunks ( BTB.7z.001 , BTB.7z.002 , etc.). Summary of Advanced Switches : Recursively include subfolders.
LZMA2 (optimal for multi-core processors) or LZMA.