[Request] Use 7Z (or other format) for compressed logs in MPF. #338

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claunia · 2026-01-29T16:14:35Z

claunia commented

2026-01-29 16:14:35 +00:00

Originally created by @InternalLoss on GitHub (Oct 12, 2021).

Originally assigned to: @mnadareski on GitHub.

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Remember to try the latest WIP build to see if the feature already exists.
Is it copy protection related? If so, report the issue here instead.
.NET Core 3.1 and .NET 5.0 have known limitations, so make sure that what you're asking for isn't already in another build.
Check previous issues to see if any of those are related to what you're about to ask for.

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
As Redump's forum only accepts files under a certain size, a lot of people upload their logs to Discord (which has an 8MB limit for non-paying users), or another cloud storage platform.

Describe the solution you'd like
Being able to change the compressed log format from zip to 7z (or another format, if 7z is unsuitable), as zip files are typically not compressed as well as 7z files.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Manually decompressing and re-compressing to 7Z

This "works", but gets very annoying when you have to do for multiple discs.

Additional context
I understand that changing the format for everyone would result in people requiring software to extract their log files (whereas ZIP is supported in most modern OSes), so it might be a better idea to allow users to choose which format they'd like?

Originally created by @InternalLoss on GitHub (Oct 12, 2021). Originally assigned to: @mnadareski on GitHub. **Before You Submit** - Remember to try the [latest WIP build](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/mnadareski/mpf/build/artifacts) to see if the feature already exists. - Is it copy protection related? If so, report the issue [here](https://github.com/mnadareski/BurnOutSharp/issues) instead. - .NET Core 3.1 and .NET 5.0 have known limitations, so make sure that what you're asking for isn't already in another build. - Check [previous issues](https://github.com/SabreTools/MPF/issues) to see if any of those are related to what you're about to ask for. If none of those apply, then continue... **Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** As Redump's forum only accepts files under a certain size, a lot of people upload their logs to Discord (which has an 8MB limit for non-paying users), or another cloud storage platform. **Describe the solution you'd like** Being able to change the compressed log format from `zip` to `7z` (or another format, if 7z is unsuitable), as zip files are typically not compressed as well as `7z` files. **Describe alternatives you've considered** - Manually decompressing and re-compressing to 7Z This "works", but gets very annoying when you have to do for multiple discs. **Additional context** I understand that changing the format for everyone would result in people requiring software to extract their log files (whereas ZIP is supported in most modern OSes), so it might be a better idea to allow users to choose which format they'd like?

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claunia commented

2026-01-29 16:14:36 +00:00

@mnadareski commented on GitHub (Dec 31, 2021):

This has been brought up previously, but I am opting to stick with zip-only for the time being. I'll leave this open in case anyone wants to implement this (along with the required new setting to use either 7z or zip).

@mnadareski commented on GitHub (Dec 31, 2021): This has been brought up previously, but I am opting to stick with zip-only for the time being. I'll leave this open in case anyone wants to implement this (along with the required new setting to use either 7z or zip).

claunia commented

2026-01-29 16:14:37 +00:00

@mnadareski commented on GitHub (Oct 11, 2023):

Implementing this is not going to be happening. The combination of zip for logs and .gz for large submission info JSON files is sufficient. There are ways of repacking zips into 7z that can be done locally.

@mnadareski commented on GitHub (Oct 11, 2023): Implementing this is not going to be happening. The combination of `zip` for logs and `.gz` for large submission info JSON files is sufficient. There are ways of repacking zips into 7z that can be done locally.

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Reference: SabreTools/MPF#338