Thicker.7z May 2026

It is possible for a compressed archive to be larger than its original folder due to several technical factors:

Some systems use hard links where one file appears in multiple places but only occupies space once. Most archive formats do not support this and will save each link as a separate, full-sized file, ballooning the archive's size. THICKER.7z

Using the "Store" level with encryption will encrypt file contents without any actual compression, which may slightly increase the final size due to encryption headers. Issues with "Long Content" in 7z It is possible for a compressed archive to