An "informative feature" for inspecting archives usually refers to the ability to view detailed technical metadata or file lists without extracting the content. This is commonly used in development and system administration to verify archive integrity or structure.
Depending on your environment, you can access these features in the following ways: 1. Command Line Interface (7z.exe / 7zz) sis.7z
This is the most "informative" mode, displaying detailed properties for every file and the archive itself, such as the specific compression method (e.g., LZMA2), solid block status, and hash checksums. 7z l archive.7z -slt Command Line Interface (7z
Selecting a file and clicking the Info button (or pressing Alt+Enter ) provides a summary of the archive's properties. solid block status
Clicking Test verifies the integrity of the archive and reports any CRC or data errors without writing files to disk.
Shows basic file information like compressed/uncompressed sizes and modification dates. 7z l archive.7z