Options Dialog Box
You can change many of the settings that affect the 7-Zip File Manager
in the Options dialog box. To access this dialog box select Options
from the Tools menu.
Options dialog box contains the following pages:
System Page
Allows you to specify behavior of 7-Zip in System.
- Associate 7-Zip with
- Lists the file name extensions and associated plugins that are currently
registered with 7-Zip. If file name extension is checked,
7-Zip will be used to open file with that extension.
In any case you can always open all archives with
7-Zip via context menu.
Plugins Page
Allows you to specify settings for installed plugins.
- Plugins
- Lists the plugins. For modifying settings of plugin you must
select plugin and press Options button.
Editor Page
Allows you to specify settings for editor.
- Editor
- Specifies the path to editor.
Settings Page
Allows you to specify some settings.
- Show .. item
- Shows .. item in file list.
- Show real file icons
- Shows real file icons in file list. If this option is enabled,
listing update can be slower.
- Show system menu
- Shows system context sub-menu in File menu.
- Full row select
- When an item is selected, the item and all its subitems are highlighted.
- Show grid lines
- Displays gridlines around items and subitems.
- Alternative selection mode
- If enabled, File Manager keeps selection mark when you move cursor.
- Use large memory pages
- If enabled, 7-Zip will try to use large pages. This feature allows to increase speed of compressing.
But 7-Zip can make some pause at starting of compressing for allocating large pages.
Also Task Manager doesn't show real memory usage of program, if 7-Zip uses large pages.
This feature works only on Windows 2003 / XP x64 / Vista.
Also you must have administrator's rights for your system.
Recommended size of RAM: 1 GB or more.
To install this feature you must run 7-Zip File Manager at least once,
close it and reboot system.
Language Page
Allows you to change the default language.
- Language
- Lists the available languages.