diff --git a/Interfaces/IArchive.cs b/Interfaces/IArchive.cs
index ef0025060..37bc8a602 100644
--- a/Interfaces/IArchive.cs
+++ b/Interfaces/IArchive.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public interface IArchive
 
     /// <summary>Identifies if the specified path contains data recognizable by this archive instance</summary>
     /// <param name="path">Path.</param>
-    bool Identify(string path);
+    bool Identify(string path) => File.Exists(path) && Identify(new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read));
 
     /// <summary>Identifies if the specified stream contains data recognizable by this archive instance</summary>
     /// <param name="stream">Stream.</param>
@@ -92,11 +92,13 @@ public interface IArchive
 
     /// <summary>Identifies if the specified buffer contains data recognizable by this archive instance</summary>
     /// <param name="buffer">Buffer.</param>
-    bool Identify(byte[] buffer);
+    bool Identify(byte[] buffer) => Identify(new MemoryStream(buffer));
 
     /// <summary>Opens the specified path with this archive instance</summary>
     /// <param name="path">Path.</param>
-    ErrorNumber Open(string path);
+    ErrorNumber Open(string path) => !File.Exists(path)
+                                         ? ErrorNumber.NoSuchFile
+                                         : Open(new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read));
 
     /// <summary>Opens the specified stream with this archive instance</summary>
     /// <param name="stream">Stream.</param>
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ public interface IArchive
 
     /// <summary>Opens the specified buffer with this archive instance</summary>
     /// <param name="buffer">Buffer.</param>
-    ErrorNumber Open(byte[] buffer);
+    ErrorNumber Open(byte[] buffer) => Open(new MemoryStream(buffer));
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Returns true if the archive has a file/stream/buffer currently opened and no