
It has a high compression ratio, is characterized by an open architecture, provides an opportunity to choose a method of compression and file encryption and has strong compression. A feature of this format is that it supports several data compression and encryption algorithms, which makes it unique and universal, suitable for any files. If earlier, 7Zip format was limited only to the world of Windows so now such archives are often created and used in Mac OS. They can often be found when you download something online. In brief, 7ZIP files are simply compressed data in the form of a single archive.

For example, in one 7ZIP Mac archive, there can be many documents of different types, a whole folder with pictures, a program, etc.

The 7z or 7ZIP extension is a common data compression format that allows you to convert any files into a compact archive. So, what is 7ZIP? And why it causes so many troubles for the users. The first and the most common is the lack of a corresponding 7 ZIP Mac application among those installed on your computer. There is a situation in which you cannot open on your Mac 7ZIP files.
