How to Delete 7-ZIP File/Folder History

In this guide, we will show you an interesting method using which you can delete the 7-ZIP file/folder history. When it comes to archiver software, there are quite a few noteworthy players in this domain, however, none come close to the open-source 7-ZIP tool. Beholding a slew of intriguing goodies, its own archive format, the 7Z extension, is among the most popular ones out there.

However, there’s one glaring issue with this software, something that has been discussed for the past 15+ years, but the developers just refuse to acknowledge it, let alone fix it. Yes, we are talking about its History fiasco. The software records history in numerous instances, including but not limited to:

1. 7-ZIP -> View -> Folder History (Alt + F12)
2. When extracting via “Open Archive” -> “Extract”, a pop-up prompts the user where they want the extraction to occur, with a history of previously used paths.
3. “Add to archive” also shows a history of previous archives.

Unfortunately, you cannot remove the traces of any of this history. Or is that really the case? Well, there does exist a slight technical way that will help you get this job done. So without further ado, let’s check it out.

How to Delete 7-ZIP File/Folder History

We will be taking the help of the Registry Editor to get this job done. Before starting, make sure to back up your registry, just to be on the safe side. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device, and data by performing the below steps.

1. Launch Run via Windows+R, type regedit, and hit Enter.
2. This will launch the Registry Editor. Now head over to:

   "HKCU\Software\7-Zip\Compression\ArcHistory"
   "HKCU\Software\7-Zip\Extraction\PathHistory"
   "HKCU\Software\7-Zip\FM" /v "CopyHistory"
   "HKCU\Software\7-Zip\FM" /v "FolderHistory"

3. Then delete all the permissions for all these registry keys [on the folder level].
4. Now add a new “permission” entry for Everyone. Finally, Deny all.

That’s it. These were the steps to delete the 7-ZIP file/folder history. It’s really quite a sad state of affairs that, close to two decades later and numerous users’ requests, there’s still no simple way of getting this job done. Until our requests are heard, the aforementioned tweak is the sole way out. With that said, if you have any queries concerning the above instructions, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution as soon as possible.

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