Solution to the errors: “unknown method” or “unknown compression method” with 7 Zip.
When you try to extract a .7z (7-Zip) file show the following errors:
unknown method
Or
unknown compression method
Solution:
Download and install the latest version of the 7-Zip software from
http://www.7-zip.org/download.html
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42 replies on “7z – “unknown method” or “unknown compression method””
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Thanks buddy, would’ve never guessed to update.
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Thanks, i was wondering what was up with my winrar, i downloaded a copy of 7zip and my problem was fixed.
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Thank you for yout comment. Next time that you’ll receive an error, I suggest you to copy the error message directly from the error windows (Ctrl+C) and search on Google. The idea of my website is offer a solution to an error message.
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WinZip was being a pain in the ass. Thank you so much, it’s fast and works great.
Here I thought I was having a problem of corrupt files and just needed to update the software.
Of course it seems so simple now that you told us.
Big thanks.