Reference
A map of the menus, the keyboard shortcuts and where files live.
Menus
File
| Ctrl+N | Create Archive… |
| Ctrl+O | Open Archive… |
| Ctrl+Q | Exit |
View
| F5 | Refresh |
| | Latest versions only — a switch |
Archive
| Alt+Enter | Archive Information… |
| | Convert to ZPAQ… |
| | Extract → Extract all versions |
| | Extract → Extract version… |
| | Test → Test archive (full) |
| | Test → … (all versions, checksums) |
| | Test → … (paranoid) |
| | Archive Versions — the list of versions |
| | Compare Versions… |
| Ctrl+F | Search in archive |
Backup
| | Run Task… |
| | Edit Task… |
| | Task Scheduler… |
Settings
| | Profile |
| | Path to zpaqfranz… |
| | Path to 7-Zip… |
| | Theme |
| | Language |
| | Tasks folder… |
| | Explorer Integration… |
Help
Top bar
| Element | Works in | What it does |
|---|
The [ Archive | Backup ] segment | Both profiles | Switch profile |
| Create Archive… | Archive | Opens the archive creation dialog |
| Open Archive… | Archive | Opens the file chooser for a .zpaq file |
| Run Task | Backup | Runs the selected task |
| Edit Task | Backup | Opens the edit dialog for the selected task |
| Task Scheduler | Backup | Opens the task management window |
| Refresh | Both | Re-reads the folder or archive (Archive) or the task list (Backup) |
Keyboard shortcuts
| Keys | Where | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl+N | Window | Create an archive |
| Ctrl+O | Window | Open an archive |
| Ctrl+F | Window, inside an archive | Search the archive |
| Esc | Search field | Clear the search |
| F2 | Table (Archive) | Rename the selection |
| Delete | Table (Archive) | Move the selection to the Recycle Bin |
| F5 | Window | Refresh the contents |
| Alt+Enter | Inside an archive | Archive information |
| Ctrl+Q | Window | Exit |
Where things are
| What | Path |
|---|
| Program | Rizpaq\Rizpaq.exe |
| zpaq engine | Rizpaq\_internal\zpaqfranz.exe |
| Engine for ZIP, 7z, RAR | Rizpaq\_internal\7z.exe |
| Interface translations | Rizpaq\_internal\locales\ |
| User guide (local) | Rizpaq\_internal\help\<lang>\index.html |
| User guide (online) | rizpaq.ru/help/ |
| Settings | %APPDATA%\Rizpaq\zpaq_gui.json |
| Settings in portable mode | Next to Rizpaq.exe |
| Portable-mode marker | portable.txt or portable next to the program |
| Backup tasks | Wherever you saved them: .rzt files |
Settings file fields
The zpaq_gui.json file is plain JSON. Useful to know:
| Field | What it stores |
|---|
profile | "archive" or "backup". A missing field means no profile has been chosen yet — the chooser will appear on start |
language | Language code: "ru", "en", "de" and so on |
skin | Theme name: "soft_azure" or "white_air" |
tasks_dir | The folder with .rzt tasks for the Backup profile |
zpaq_path | Path to zpaqfranz.exe, if set manually |
window_geometry, window_maximized | Window size and position |
About
Help → About… shows the version, a link to the sources and a
short description. Quoting the version is useful when reporting a
problem.