out of memory error box

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when untaring a large file 3.5gig with 500.000 files I got an out of memory error box half way on untaring the file. This happens on 7.02a

This file was made with an older version of totalcommander

[ghisler(Author)]

Try unpacking the file with Alt+F9 (unpack specific files) while the TAR file is closed instead of opening the file with Enter, this takes much less memory and should also be faster.

[petermad]

this takes much less memory and should also be faster.

Does that only apply to TAR files or is it also valid for ZIP files for example?

[ghisler(Author)]

It's true for all archive types which are unpacked internally and externally, because the file contents aren't loaded into the file list.