Editing archives

Supported updates

ZIP, 7z, and TAR archives support updates such as adding, removing, and renaming entries. Other formats may be read-only. Keep a backup before changing an archive that contains important data.

Updates build and test a replacement archive before replacing the original. The app checks for changes to the original during this process; if another program has modified it, reopen it before trying again. A folder grant may be required to safely replace the archive.

Edit in another app

Open an entry in an external editor. ezarchive extracts a local working copy, then lets you explicitly save the edited copy back into a supported archive. Saving in the editor alone does not guarantee the archive has been updated.

Before closing the session, confirm save-back completed. If you want to keep the extracted copy independently, save it outside the temporary preview directory.

Working-copy privacy

A working copy is unencrypted even if the archive is encrypted. The external editor controls its own autosave, sync, and network behavior. See local file safety and the editor’s privacy settings.