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How can I updated an encrypted 7zip archive without losing encryption?

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Mar 15, 20263243 views
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I created a 7zip archive with AES encryption. I included the option to encrypt the filenames. When I updated the file however I am no longer prompted for a password to open the file and can view the filenames without a password. Newly added files are listed with a minus instead of a plus on the enc…

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You will have to unencrypt and the re-encrypt the whole thing. Otherwise it would be like encrypting with two layers, and not one (even if the password was the same and the program allowed it, both of which may not be the case).

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