How to stop / start opening archive files as folders?
Posted: 28.04.2022, 15:37
On my Windows 10 I am using 7-Zip 19.00 to handle my archives. Some of the archive files [like .ZIP] I had to associate with it by hand, while others were already taken care of by it [.7Z]. But the end result is still an inconsistent behavior: some files [like ZIPs] are opened in FreeCommander like folders [i.e. I can navigated within them in a Panel] while others [like 7Zs] are opened in 7-Zip
I found this solution https://www.tenforums.com/general-suppo ... lorer.html which comes down to removal / adding to the Registry of
[a solution, supposedly for Windows Vista / 7 / 8, created by Shawn Brink] but it does seems to work
I do not care about behavior of Explorer of Windows but I am making an educated guess that behavior of FC in that matter can is derived from it- i.e. based on what is written in the Registry of OS. Or is there an option in FreeCommander that controls it- and if yes, how to apply it to all archive formats achieve a consistent behavior for them?
I found this solution https://www.tenforums.com/general-suppo ... lorer.html which comes down to removal / adding to the Registry of
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CompressedFolder\CLSID]
@="{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.zip\CLSID]
@="{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31}"I do not care about behavior of Explorer of Windows but I am making an educated guess that behavior of FC in that matter can is derived from it- i.e. based on what is written in the Registry of OS. Or is there an option in FreeCommander that controls it- and if yes, how to apply it to all archive formats achieve a consistent behavior for them?