VanessaCorrAug 8, 2023

Do you ever feel like you have to apologize for .7z archives?

https://lemm.ee/post/3563067

Do you ever feel like you have to apologize for .7z archives? - lemm.ee

Like when you send a .7z instead of a .zip or .rar to a friend or a teacher because that’s what your computer has installed and they’re like “Oh No, not one of those, now I have to install 7Zip” even though the same program that opens .rar also opens .7z I feel like people are way more annoyed when they receive a .7z

Show threadToastehAug 9, 2023
In my experience most people don’t even know what a zip or rar is or how to extract them.
Show threadAppoxoAug 9, 2023

We have a few customers that have to download the setup/update and run it on their (windows) server.
It comes as a zip file

The amount of users opening the zip (as a folder. not extracting) and trying to run the .exe is way too high.
Btw: The instructions are always sent with the update mail.

Show threadflashgnashAug 10, 2023

Funny you think any user will read the manual

I’ve yet to have a developer read any kind of documentation I’ve written when I send them it (and then they call me to ask a question that’s answered in the docs)

Show threadAppoxo
We just sell support for the program itself and offer MSP services. Not my problem. I just get paid to answer the phone.
Aug 10, 2023 at 5:04pmWeb