Bug #13580

Archive manager cannot extract password protected 7z files

Added by Anonymous 2017-08-04 15:46:22 . Updated 2018-01-15 11:07:22 .

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2017-08-04
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Description

it is not possible to easily extract encrypted .7z folders it ends up in a error if you DO NOT manually select archive manager to open it

nether is it easily possible anymore to compress data with encryption you have to compress it select the archive that is created select to open it with archive manager manually then select to password protect it

how did this ui/intuitivity disaster get past q/c when it was fine previously?
we are talking 4 single actions to get a password protected archive when this was previously duable by a single mark&right click action not to mention the unability or more accurately shitshow to extract those pw protected archives

pardon my french

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Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #15756: Make is easier to exchange encrypted files between Tails users Rejected 2018-07-29
Is duplicate of Tails - Bug #13175: Nautilus archive manager 'extract here' menu option fails with .7z files, but Archive manager not. Confirmed 2017-06-27

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2017-09-01 12:48:05

  • Assignee set to emmapeel

#2 Updated by mercedes508 2017-11-25 18:29:16

ping?

#3 Updated by Anonymous 2018-01-15 09:11:02

ping @emmapeel? Can you please try to reproduce?

#4 Updated by Anonymous 2018-01-15 09:24:28

  • Subject changed from archive manager messed up big time to Archive manager cannot extract password protected 7z files
  • QA Check set to Info Needed
  • Type of work changed from User interface design to Test

#5 Updated by emmapeel 2018-01-15 10:21:53

  • Status changed from New to Confirmed

So, I could reproduce this issue in Tails 3.4:

- Create a password-protected .7z file with Tails Archive Manager.
- Double click on file

Error:

‘There was an error while extracting “file.7z”
“file.7z”: empty archive’

BUT: in the same Tails I can open the file, if:

- Create a password-protected .7z file with Tails Archive Manager.
- Right-click and Open with other Application / Archive Manager.

#6 Updated by emmapeel 2018-01-15 10:27:39

To create the file:

- Open Archive Manager / New Archive
- Select .7z extensions and you will be presented with ‘more options’
- Insert password
- Add files
- Save

#7 Updated by Anonymous 2018-01-15 10:41:34

  • Assignee changed from emmapeel to intrigeri
  • Type of work changed from Test to Code

So it looks like there is simply a wrong default application trying to open these files. Can we fix this, dear foundations team?

#8 Updated by Anonymous 2018-01-15 10:59:30

According to intrigeri: “Nautilus in Stretch gained the ability to extract archives itself on double-click. I’m not surprised it’s less full-featured than Archive Manager.”

#9 Updated by intrigeri 2018-01-15 11:06:35

  • is duplicate of Bug #13175: Nautilus archive manager 'extract here' menu option fails with .7z files, but Archive manager not. added

#10 Updated by intrigeri 2018-01-15 11:07:22

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Duplicate
  • Assignee deleted (intrigeri)

See the course of action I’ve proposed on Bug #13175.

#11 Updated by Anonymous 2018-08-19 07:06:39

  • related to Feature #15756: Make is easier to exchange encrypted files between Tails users added