How to set and cancel the password for ZIP volume compressed files?

Question: How to set and cancel the password for ZIP volume compressed files? PHP editor Zimo learned that when compressing large files, compressing the files into volumes into ZIP format can facilitate transmission and storage. However, in order to protect important files, it is crucial to set a password. This article will introduce in detail how to set and cancel the password of ZIP volume compressed files to ensure the security of your data.

Set ZIP volume password:

Use decompression software, such as 7-ZIP, when compressing ZIP volume files, you can set password protection at the same time.

First, select the file or folder that needs to be compressed, right-click the mouse, and find [Add to compressed package] in the 7-ZIP list;

After the dialog box pops up, select the "ZIP" format in the [Compression format] column, set the size of the volume file in the [Volume size, bytes] column, and set other options as needed, and then in [Volume size, bytes] Enter the password you want to set in the Encryption area, and then click [OK] to compress the file into a ZIP volume file with a password.

Whether you open the ZIP volume file directly or decompress the volume, you need to enter the password before you can operate.

Cancel the password for ZIP volumes:

If you want to cancel the password for ZIP volume compressed files, we have to look at two situations. The solutions to different situations are different.

Situation 1:

Let’s talk about the first situation first, that is, remember the password, but don’t want to have to “enter the password” every time you open or decompress the volume file. action, so I want to cancel the password.

Since the 7-ZIP software does not have a "cancel password" option, if you use 7-ZIP, you can first compress the ZIP file into volumes, decompress it, and then compress it into volumes without a password.

You only need to decompress the first ZIP volume file, and then enter the originally set password to decompress all volumes.

We can also use decompression software with the function "Cancel Password", such as the software used by the editor. After clicking the menu option [Password], check [Clear Existing Password] in the pop-up dialog box. Can.

But we need to first compress the ZIP files into one ZIP file before we can use the "Cancel Password" function.

After checking [Clear existing password], enter the originally set password in the same way, and then click [OK] to cancel the password.

Situation 2:

Let’s take a look at another situation. If you forget the password for the ZIP volume compressed file, can you cancel the password?

Since the decompression software does not have a "forgot password" related option, if the password is forgotten, we need to use other tools to solve the problem.

For example, the Pepsi Niu ZIP Password Recovery Tool used by the editor can help us retrieve the password of ZIP volume compressed files.

The tool provides 4 retrieval methods. You only need to compress the ZIP files into volumes and merge them into one ZIP file, then import it into the tool, select the appropriate method and follow the prompts.

Then wait for the password to be retrieved.

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