Extended archives: ZIP/7Z create; 7Z/RAR/TAR.* extract with passwords #309
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Feature description
🧠User story: Open/create common archives (ZIP/7Z/RAR/TAR.*) with passwords.
😵💫Problem: Many shared files arrive in these formats.
💡Proposal: Create ZIP/7Z; extract ZIP/7Z/RAR/TAR.*; password prompts; clear errors.
✨Acceptance criteria: Compression levels and split volumes for create.
Progress + cancel; friendly error for unsupported methods.
🤝🤍Notes: RAR read‑only via suitable library; keep everything offline.
Why do you want this feature?
Common backup/share formats; improves self‑contained workflows.
Additional information
Respect “no thumbnails/previews” settings during archive browsing.