Self-extracting archive


A self-extracting archive (SFX) or self-extracting archive is an archive that contains multiple files, usually using compression. Usually, an .ff file is assigned the .exe or .sfx file extension. A .sfx file can be compressed with any compression technique, as long as a piece of executable code is included to extract the file. Use

SFX files are created by WinRAR, 7-Zip and WinZip. An SFX file is then compressed according to the RAR, 7Z and ZIP algorithm respectively.

PeaZip can extract a 7z-SFX file. Externe link

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