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When creating a backup, this feature provides several benefits and trade-offs:

: If a portion of a solid block is damaged, it can potentially affect all files within that same block. backup.7z

: Modifying or deleting a file within a solid archive is more resource-intensive because the entire solid block must be rebuilt. How to use it When creating a backup, this feature provides several

-ms=2g : Limits solid blocks to 2GB to balance compression and access speed. 7z(1) — p7zip-full — Debian stretch When creating a backup

In the 7-Zip GUI , you can enable this by checking in the Add to Archive dialog. In the command line, use the -ms switch: -ms=on : Enables solid mode (default for 7z).