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| <a href="peazip-help-faq.html#run_peazip_on_UNIX">LINUX
AND BSD</a> | <a
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DARWIN</a> | <a
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title="FAQ how to extract 7Z, RAR, TAR, ZIP..."
alt="file compression how to faq" src="file-format/archive-format.png"
style="width: 96px; height: 96px;" align="right"><a
name="open_and_extract_archive"></a>WORK WITH
SUPPORTED
FILE TYPES</h3>
<p><a style="font-weight: bold;"
href="7zip-files-utility.html">Create, open, extract 7Z files</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="ace-files-utility.html">Open and
extract ACE files</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="arc-files-utility.html">Create,
open, extract ARC files</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="brotli-compression-utility.html">Create,
open, extract Brotli files</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="bzip2-utility.html">Compress,
decompress Bzip2 files</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="cab-files-utility.html">Open and
extract CAB files</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="gzip-utility.html">Compress,
decompress GZip files</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="iso-utility.html">Open and extract
DMG, ISO, UDF disk images</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="paq-files-compression-utility.html">Create,
open, extract PAQ, LPAQ, ZPAQ files</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="pea-archiving-utility.html">PEA:
Pack Encrypt Authenticate</a><a href="pea-archiving-utility.html"><br>
</a></p>
<p style="font-weight: bold;"><a
href="free-rar.html">Open
and extract RAR files</a> </p>
<p><a style="font-weight: bold;"
href="tar-windows.html">Create, open, extract
TAR, TGZ, TBZ files</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="wim-utility.html">Create, open,
extract WIM disk images</a><br>
</p>
<p> </p>
<p style="font-weight: bold;"><a
href="zip-files-utility.html">Create, open, extract ZIP files</a> </p>
<p><a href="zipx-files-software.html">Create,
open, extract ZIPX files</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="zstandard-compression-utility.html">Create,
open, extract
Zstandard files</a></p>
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style="background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 100%; text-align: left;"
border="0" cellpadding="24" cellspacing="1">
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style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">
<h3><img
title="FAQ supported archive format features 7Z, RAR, TAR, ZIP..."
alt="how to work with 7z ace rar tar zip files"
src="file-format/file-format.png" style="width: 96px; height: 96px;"
align="right"><a name="file_extensions"></a>SUPPORTED ARCHIVE FORMATS </h3>
<p><a href="7z-file-format.html">7Z file
extension (7-Zip archive format)</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="brotli-compressed-file-format.html">BR
file extension
(Google Brotli compressed format)</a></p>
<p><a href="bzip2-file.html">BZ2 extension,
BZip2 compressed file format</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="gzip-files.html">GZ extension, Gzip
compressed file format</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="paq-file-format.html">PAQ, LPAQ,
ZPAQ file types</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="pea-file-format.html">PEA file
format specifications</a><a href="pea-archiving-utility.html"><br>
</a></p>
<p><a href="what-is-rar-file.html">RAR file
extension (WinRar archive format)</a> </p>
<p><a href="tar-file-format.html">What are TAR,
TGZ, TBZ file types</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="wim-files.html">WIM file extension,
Microsoft Windows Imaging
format</a> </p>
<p><a href="zip-file-format.html">ZIP file
extension</a> </p>
<p><a href="zipx-file-format.html">ZIPX file
extension (WinZip archive
format)</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="zst-compressed-file-format.html">ZST
file extension
(Facebook Zstandard format)</a><br>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br>
<table
style="background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 100%; text-align: left;"
border="0" cellpadding="24" cellspacing="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">
<h3><img
title="File archiving and compression suggestions and best-practices"
alt="how to zip and unzip files & folders"
src="file-format/tips-tricks.png" style="width: 96px; height: 96px;"
align="right"><a name="data_compression_improvements"></a>TIPS
& TRICKS</h3>
<p><a style="font-weight: bold;"
href="screenshots-peazip-3.html#drag_and_drop_extraction">Add PeaZip
to context menu</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="peazip-translations.html"><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Change PeaZip language</span></a><br>
</p>
<p><a style="font-weight: bold;"
href="screenshots-peazip-1.html#dark_mode">Dark mode for PeaZip</a><br>
</p>
<p><a style="font-weight: bold;"
href="screenshots-peazip-3.html#extract_files_from_context_menu">Drag
and drop from / to PeaZip</a><br>
</p>
<p style="font-weight: bold;"><a
href="free-rar-create.html">How to create
RAR
files?</a> </p>
<p style="font-weight: bold;"><a
href="peazip-command-line.html">PeaZip command line scripting syntax</a></p>
<p><a
href="optimize-virtual-machines-backup-images.html">Reduce Virtual
Machines disk images space
occupation</a><br>
</p>
<a href="peazip-password.html">How to unlock
unreadable files?</a><br>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24px;"><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 448px;">
<table
style="background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 100%; text-align: left;"
border="0" cellpadding="24" cellspacing="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">
<h3 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img
title="FAQ how to work with archive files 7Z, RAR, TAR, ZIP..."
alt="file archiving how to faq" src="file-format/archive-manager.png"
style="width: 96px; height: 96px;" align="right"><a
name="how_to_compress_files"></a>ARCHIVE
MANAGER</h3>
<p><a
href="rar-zip-file-format-size-limitations.html">7Z RAR TAR ZIP
archive formats
limitations</a><br>
</p>
<p><a
href="tar-windows.html#atomic_tar_extraction">Atomic TAR files
extraction, how to automatically untar compressed TAR archives in a
single step</a><br>
</p>
<p><a
href="archive-file-formats-comparison.html">Comparison of compression
algorithms and archive
formats</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="what-is-zip-file.html">How file
compression (lossy, lossless)
and archiving works?</a> </p>
<p><a style="font-weight: bold;"
href="how-to-compress-files-folders.html">How to add files and folders
to a new
archive</a><br>
</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="how-to-zip-files-separate-archives.html">How to add files to
multiple separate
archives</a><br>
</li>
</ul>
<p><a style="font-weight: bold;"
href="convert-files.html">How to convert
existing
archives</a><br>
</p>
<p><a style="font-weight: bold;"
href="how-to-extract-rar-zip-archives.html">How to extract single or
multiple
archives at once</a><br>
</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="how-to-extract-multipart-archives.html">How to extract
multi-part archiives</a><br>
</li>
<li><a
href="how-to-extract-selected-files-from-archive.html">How to extract
selected content from
archive</a><br>
</li>
</ul>
<p style="font-weight: bold;"><a
href="how-to-open-rar-tar-zip-files.html">How to open, list, browse,
and search
archive file</a> </p>
<p><a style="font-weight: bold;"
href="how-to-update-existing-archive.html">How to update existing
archives</a><br>
</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="add-files-to-existing-archive.html">How to add new
files to existing archive</a></li>
<li><a
href="add-remove-files-from-archive.html">How to delete files from
archive</a></li>
<li><a href="edit-file-in-archive.html">How
to edit
files in archive</a><br>
</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p style="font-weight: bold;"><a
href="file-compression-performances.html">How to improve file
compression
performances</a></p>
<p><a href="self-extracting-archives.html">Self
extracting archives</a></p>
<p><a href="what-is-solid-compression.html">What
is solid compression?</a><br>
</p>
<p><a
href="why-can-not-compress-pdf-avi-mp3-files.html">Why some types of
files cannot be compressed?</a><br>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br>
<table
style="background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 100%; text-align: left;"
border="0" cellpadding="24" cellspacing="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);"> <img
title="File management FAQs"
alt="how to compress archive encrypt files"
src="file-format/file-manager.png" style="width: 96px; height: 96px;"
align="right"><a name="file_management_utilities"></a>FILE
MANAGER
<p><a href="duplicates-hash-checksum.html">Find
duplicate files</a></p>
<p><a href="compress-resize-jpeg-png-files.html">Optimize
compression
of
graphic
files</a></p>
<p style="font-weight: bold;"><a
href="file-split.html">Split and join file</a></p>
<p style="font-weight: bold;"><a
href="verify-checksum-hash.html">Verify hash and checksum values</a></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br>
<table
style="background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 100%; text-align: left;"
border="0" cellpadding="24" cellspacing="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">
<h3><img title="Security FAQ"
alt="how to manage encrypted files and archives"
src="file-format/security.png" style="width: 96px; height: 96px;"
align="right"><a name="how_to_protect_data"></a>SECURITY</h3>
<p><a href="antivirus-scan-zipped-files.html">Antivirus
scan compressed files</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="multiple-passwords.html">Archives
with multiple passwords</a><br>
</p>
<p><a style="font-weight: bold;"
href="encrypt-filenames.html">Encrypt list of filenames inside an
archive</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="backup-files.html">How to backup
files and folders?</a><br>
</p>
<p><a style="font-weight: bold;"
href="change-password.html">How to change password for existing
archive?</a><br>
</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p style="font-weight: bold;"><a
href="encrypt-files.html">How to encrypt
archives?</a> </p>
<p style="font-weight: bold;"><a
href="extract-encrypted-files.html">How to
extract
encrypted archives?</a> </p>
<p><a href="protect-files.html">How
to protect files
with PeaZip?</a> </p>
<p><a href="secure-delete.html">How to securely
delete files, folders, and free space?</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="share-files-sharing.html">How to
securely share files?</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="quantum-computing-cryptography.html">Post-quantum
computing
cryptanalysis</a><br>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br>
Click
on "How to" articles for in-depth mini tutorials about each single
frequently asked topic.<br>
Click back or "FAQ" link in navigation bar to return to Frequently
Asked Questions' table of
contents.<br>
<br>
FAQ's "How to" table of contents is sorted in categories:<br>
<ul>
<li>
<p>How to perform supported operations (extraction,
creation, editing,
encryption...) for each of most common supported archive type (7Z, ACE,
BR, BZ2, RAR, TAR, ZIP,
ZIPX, ZST...)</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Features and history
of
most common supported archive formats (7Z, ACE, BR, RAR, TAR, ZIP,
ZIPX, ZST...)</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Archive manager, common questions about file
compression / file archiving operations and best practices</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>File manager,
documentation about PeaZip's file
browser and file management features</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Security, all topics related to data security, such
as encryption, secure delete, scanning archives for threats...</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Tips & tricks, miscellaneous suggestion about
PeaZip and possible applications of functions provided by the program</p>
</li>
</ul>
<br>
"Frequently asked questions" section offers syntetic, quick hints about
most common topics
about program's installation, configuration and usage.<br>
<br>
For a comprehensive tutorial and online documentation to get further
help (not organized in question-answer form as
in FAQ section), you can refer to "Online support" section.<br>
<br>
<br>
<h3><big style="font-weight: bold;"><big><big><a
name="file_compression_questions_and_answers"></a></big></big></big><a
href="peazip-help-faq.html#how_to_rar_zip_faq"><big
style="font-weight: bold;"><big><big>Frequently
asked
questions</big></big></big><br>
</a></h3>
<br>
<br>
<h4><big style="font-weight: bold;">FAQ: change PeaZip
language and settings</big></h4>
<big> <br>
</big>From main menu Options >
Localization you can select the
application's language, read more on <a href="peazip-translations.html">PeaZip
Translations</a> page<br>
<br>
From Options >
Settings
in main menu you can deeply customize the applications behaviour; see
program's online help file for more
detailed description of available options, like turning on/off
messages, choosing a default archive format, etc...<br>
<br>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span
style="font-style: italic;">Hint:
the reset
button
allows to restore default settings; it does not reset bookmarks and
custom editors which have
separare reset.</span><br style="font-style: italic;">
<span style="font-style: italic;">Setting files can be
reached clicking on the link on the bottom left of
the Settings panel, which represents the configuration's path.</span><br
style="font-style: italic;">
<span style="font-style: italic;">Deleting configuration
files forces PeaZip to rebuild configuration
based on hardcoded defaults; conversely, you can save backup copies of
the configuration files to keep desired settings.</span><br
style="font-style: italic;">
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span>
</div>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br>
<br>
<big><span style="font-weight: bold;">FAQ: what does PeaZip
mean with...</span></big><br>
<br>
PeaZip introduces
some concepts to improve the way archiving-related tasks are handled,
bridging the gap between GUI and command line based software.</span><span
style="font-weight: normal;"></span>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Save archive layout</span>:
archive layout is
a
list of object scheduled to be archived or extracted.
When creating a new archive or when extracting existing archives, files
and folders can be added to the file archiving or extraction layout
which is
visible on the bottom of the first tab of archiving and extraction
interfaces. Layout can be saved (and edited as a text
file), a saved layout can be added to the
current archiving or extraction layout and PeaZip will take care to
verify if entries
are duplicate and if they accessible. Layouts make easier to define,
merge,
handle, maintain and edit with external tools the lists of object to be
archived or extracted (in example, for <span style="font-weight: bold;">backup
</span>or <span style="font-weight: bold;">restore </span>purpouse).</li>
</ul>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Save task definition
as script</span>: most of the tasks possible to do with PeaZip
can be
exported as a command line in a text file, using <span
style="font-weight: bold;">Save task definition</span>
buttons in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Console</span> tab, both
in file archiving / conversion and in extraction interface (or <img
title="file compression FAQ" alt="extract rar faq"
src="rar-files/console-compression-software.gif"
style="width: 16px; height: 16px;" align="middle"> button in task's
window). From the console tab the task can be modified and tested.
Advanced users can use those saved scripts (main menu <span
style="font-weight: bold;">Tools</span> > <span
style="font-weight: bold;">Saved task definition scripts</span> points
to the default PeaZip's script directory) to speed up
building scripts, or for learning purpose about the underlying
executables, <span style="font-weight: normal;">or for fine-tuning the
task bejond the GUI's capabilities.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Schedule task definition script</span>:
Schedule tab in archive/conversion and extraction interfaces is
intended as a quick way to schedule a task (in example to automate
backup or
restore) in system's Task scheduler (Microsoft Windows Vista and newer
systems).</span></li>
</ul>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Save task log</span><br>
Each task launched
by PeaZip run in a separate
PeaLauncher instance. If a task ends in error, or test and list tasks,
the task's window is kept open to let the user inspect and the <span
style="font-weight: bold;">task log</span>
it generated, and the command behind the job.<span
style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><big> </big> <br>
<h4><big style="font-weight: bold;">FAQ: saved
file compression
settings</big></h4>
<big> <br>
</big>PeaZip free archiving utility remembers last used
data compression levels and
compression algorithm
for each format; custom options (where applicable), like passes,
dictionary size etc are remembered only for the current session or
until the compression format is changed.<br>
All those settings can be reset to default using the reset button on
"Options" panel.<br>
Options can be saved to custom compression profile files with Layout
> Save compression settings, to be later used with Layout > Load
compression settings, or to be shared with other users.<br>
<big><big><small><br>
</small></big></big> <br>
<h4><big style="font-weight: bold;"><big><small>FAQ:
console and graphic
modes</small></big></big></h4>
<big><big><small> <br>
</small></big></big>PeaZip can also be set to
always keep open the job's window to always let the user inspect the
job log in Options > Settings > General (1) tab<br>
In the same tab tab
it is possible to set
how those applications are presented to the users (binarie user
interface) chosing between 3 alternative modes: </div>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Console mode</span>
launch applications with their
native
console interface, allowing the user to spare resources and to see the
native text-based progress indicator for each application, which
generally is more reliable and detailed than the graphical one. </li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Graphic mode</span>
(default) wraps the job in a graphical
presentation making easier to read and save job log and job definition,
to change underlying process priority, to pause or stop the job and to
open the output path in a click. Optionally at job completion the
window can auto close itself or shut down the system. This is the
default mode for most job types.<br>
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Graphic + console
mode</span> allows to get the best
of the
two modes, with a GUI to control the job and a console window to have a
real-time log of ongoing activity.</li>
</ul>
<br>
<h4><big style="font-weight: bold;">FAQ: how
to stop and undo archiving / extraction tasks</big></h4>
<big> </big><br>
<big> </big>You can use "Stop" button in the graphic
wrapper to
stop the underlying
job's process; partial outcome of the task will not be automatically
deleted and will remain available for inspection, as well the job log.<span
style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> <br>
<br>
<h4 style="font-weight: bold;"><big>FAQ: manage .7Z, .ACE,
.ARC,
. BR, .BZ2, .CAB, .GZip, .PAQ, .RAR, .TAR, .ZIP, .ZIPX, .ZST files...</big></h4>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br>
PeaZip free archiver utility supports
more than 200 <a target="_blank"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive_file">file
archives<img title="Data archiving" alt="what is a file archive"
src="free-rar/extractor.png"
style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a>
extensions, only most common ones
are associated by the installer to the application, but all supported
file types can be opened from PeaZip's file browser.<br>
Some file types are minor variations of most common archive formats
(in example APK, JAR, PAK and many more variants, and <a
target="_blank"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_File_Binary_Format">COMPOUND<img
alt="compound file binary format" src="free-rar/extractor.png"
style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a>, <a
target="_blank"
href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/cc313118%28v=office.12%29.aspx">Microsoft
Office<img alt="xlsx docx files" title="Microsoft Office"
src="free-rar/extractor.png"
style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a> and <a
target="_blank"
href="https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Getting_Started/File_formats">Open
Office<img alt="Compound files" title="Microsoft Office"
src="free-rar/extractor.png"
style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a> file
formats, for structure and supported file compression standards, are
very
similar to zip archives) and
generally can be opened, even when not explicitly supported by PeaZip,
modifying the file extension.<br>
Anyway, in those cases, additional standards may be mandatory
implemented by the format (in example resource's naming conventions,
checksums etc), so if you modify a file opened in that way be sure to
know the specific file format standard.<br>
Hint: a comprehensive online database of <a target="_blank"
href="http://www.file-extensions.org/">file extensions<img
title="File extension library online"
alt="searchable resource about computer file types"
src="free-rar/extractor.png"
style="border: 0px solid ; width: 12px; height: 10px;"></a><br>
<br>
PeaZip uses Open Source components from 7-Zip/p7zip, FreeArc, and other
state of art Open Source software to offer the same GUI frontend to
create,
browse, test and extract 7z and ZIP archives under Linux and MS Windows
as
well.<br>
PeaZip for Linux/BSD is desktop-neutral so it can be used either under
Gnome or KDE desktop environment, or also other desktop managers.
System integration mechanisms relies on FreeDesktop standards and
requires a compliant environment, such Gnome and KDE, but basic
file archiving operations are not affected.<br>
PeaZip can<br>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li>create single or separate archives</li>
<li>add/remove
files from existing archives</li>
<li>convert existing archives to another format (in
example
convert a RAR file in a
ZIP or 7Z file)<br>
</li>
<li>extract multiple archives at once<br>
</li>
<li>browse and search archive's content </li>
<li>preview objects into zip files<br>
</li>
<li>perform partial archive's extraction,
extracting only
selected or filtered objects</li>
</ul>
<div style="text-align: justify;">For most archive formats,
to <span style="font-weight: bold;">extract </span>one or
more files you can alternatively:<br>
</div>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li>Use context menu entry "Extract here" or
"Extract
here (to new folder)"<br>
</li>
<li>Use context menu entry "Extract..." to be asked
for
output path and other options </li>
<li>Open the archive in
PeaZip
in PeaZip and use
"Extract" button (you can chose output path, enter password and other
options before confirming with "Ok") to extract selected object, or
Extract > Extract all in application's context menu to extract all
the archive</li>
<li>Open the archive in
PeaZip
and drag desired objects from the application to the system (the
opposite can be used to add objects to the archive)<br>
</li>
<li>Open the archive in
PeaZip
and
doubleclick on an archived file to preview it</li>
</ul>
To enter <span style="font-weight: bold;">password </span>in PeaZip
click in the locker icon in the status bar
(in the file/archive browser) or the locker icon below output address
field in extraction (<span style="font-weight: bold;">decryption</span>)
and archiving (<span style="font-weight: bold;">encryption</span>)
interfaces,
or click Tools > Enter
password / keyfile in main menu, or press F9.<br>
Using a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Keyfile</span> is optional,
leave it blank if you don't want to rely on two
factor authentication - use of keyfile increases security over password
only encryption since also having access to the keyfile will be
required to perform the extraction, hampering dictionary and social
engineering attacks for password guessing shortcuts.<br>
PeaZip features an encrypted <span style="font-weight: bold;">password
manager</span> (Tools > Password manager from main menu) to securely
manage user's passwords.<br>
<br>
<br>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><big>FAQ: does
PeaZip supports drag and drop?</big></h3>
<big> <br>
</big> </div>
<a href="screenshots-peazip-3.html">Drag and drop</a> is
supported on MS Windows systems. <br>
PeaZip can perform drag and drop <span style="font-weight: bold;">from
the
system to the
application</span>, for adding files to new archive layout or for
opening existing archives dragged to the application, and drag and drop
<span style="font-weight: bold;">from the application to
the system</span>, for file copy and for extraction form archives.<br>
By default the application uses improved native Windows drag and drop
mechanism,
but optionally it can use its own custom drag and drop implementation,
from Options > Settings > General.<br>
Advantage of PeaZip's drag and drop (both types) is that the
application doesn't need to copy
files to system's temporary path on drag&drop operations, speeding
up the operation if large files are involved (especially noticeable
if files are not in the same volume of system's temp directory) and
don't risking to lowen the security of the operation if the system's
temp folder has security policies different from the ones of the
intended output destination.<br>
PeaZip free archiving utility is not yet integrated with Windows drag
and drop's context menu
handler (but it is integrated with rightclick's context menu for
zipping, unzipping and advanced operations).<br>