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.P7Z File Extension

  • Developer by: Microsoft Corporation
  • Category: Email related data Files

What are .P7Z files and how to open them?

Can't open .P7Z file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .P7Z file.

What is a .P7Z file extension?

.P7Z file extension is created by Microsoft Corporation. .P7Z has been classified as Email related data Files.

.P7Z is S/MIME compressed e-mail message

The p7z file extension is used for e-mail messages, that use S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) encryption with compression.

S/MIME (Secure / Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) is a standard for public key encryption and signing of e-mail encapsulated in MIME.

To read S/MIME encrypted files, you have to install the PKCS (Public-Key Cryptography Standards) certificate to your e-mail client.

MIME types:
application/pkcs7-mime


How to open:

E-mail clients should be able to handle this particular file type and read the messages.

How to convert:

There is probably no way how to simply convert these files. However, once you get the email image, you could copy and paste the content to a standard text/document format.

How to fix problems with .P7Z files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .P7Z files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .P7Z file format
  2. You need to check the .P7Z file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)
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