Download | Enterprise | Buy Now | Screenshots | History | Help | How-to | Forum
License & Registration
Bandizip License Policy How to register Bandizip Bandizip Edition Comparison Bandizip MSE (Microsoft Store Edition) How to receive a receipt Refund Policy How to unregister Bandizip
Exclusive features of Bandizip Paid Edition
How to use the Password Manager How to use Repair Archive How to use the Password Recovery How to preview images in an archive with Bandizip How to use Antimalware Scan on Archive
Features & Technical Terms
How to zip files with Bandizip How to unzip files with Bandizip How to use Extract Here (Smart) How to split a large file into smaller files with Bandizip How to use Unicode filenames in ZIP format ZIPX archive format 7z archive format ZPAQ archive format Solid Compression How to open RAR files How to open ALZ and EGG files How to use Fast Drag and Drop How to use Multi-core Compression How to use High-speed Archiving How to modify an archive without decompression How to open a file in an archive without extraction How to edit a file and save it in an archive directly How to set a password for an archive How to encrypt filenames in archives How to move files to Recycle Bin (Trash) when deleting How to compress a file even when the file is used by another process How to use Parallel Extraction Expand folder tree automatically How to prevent data corruption by safe backup How to test an archive How to copy Zone.Identifier information for malware protection How to change the theme color for Bandizip How to export and import Bandizip settings How to uninstall Bandizip Update types Command Line Parameters Bandizip Setup Command Line Parameters Bandizip on Windows 10 on ARM
Troubleshooting
How to troubleshoot when I can’t register Bandizip How to troubleshoot when I can’t access the email account that I used to buy Bandizip How to troubleshoot when codepage auto-detection doesn’t work correctly How to troubleshoot when Bandizip opens archive files automatically when I download them on the browser How to troubleshoot when an icon for archives doesn’t appear properly in the File Explorer How to troubleshoot when a right-click menu (context menu) for Bandizip doesn’t appear How to troubleshoot when a right-click menu (context menu) for Bandizip isn’t displayed properly How to troubleshoot when the compression or decompression speed is too slow How to troubleshoot when Error 22 occurs and Mac Finder on Catalina can’t extract a ZIP archive How to troubleshoot when Mac Finder can’t extract an encrypted ZIP file How to use a non-alphabetic language character in a password How to test multiple archives How to troubleshoot “The parameter is incorrect.” How to troubleshoot when Bandizip conflicts with Sticky Notes How to troubleshoot when I can’t open an archive in a network mapped drive How to troubleshoot when a split archive can’t be decompressed How to troubleshoot when bdzsfx.x86.sfx is diagnosed as malware How to run Bandizip on Linux using Wine

How to edit a file and save it in an archive directly

About the feature

When a document file is archived in your ZIP archive, you may open the file directly in the archive. Bandizip will extract the file to the temporary folder, and open it using an editor software (such as WordPad or MS Word) associated with the file type.
Help » How to open a file in an archive without extraction



You may edit the file, save it, and exit the editor. Bandizip will detect modification of the archive’s content and display the message as below.



Click Yes to save the edited file in your original archive.

NOTE

  • This feature works only with ZIP and ZIPX formats.
  • This feature works not only with document formats such as TXT and RTF, but also with DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, and other MS office’s document formats.
  • This feature does not work if you exit Bandizip before you save the file and exit the editor software.
  • Some editor software may not be compatible with this feature.

CAUTION

When editing a file in your archive directly, if you use multiple windows of the editor software simultaneously, Bandizip may fail to detect the edited file and you may lose your work.

If your work is not saved in the archive properly, you may find it in the system’s temporary folder.

Open C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local\Temp (or run %temp%) and check BNZ.xxx folder for your work.

Sample

The following is the sample file used on this help’s example screenshots.