: The official 7-Zip utility is the primary tool for these archives. Right-click the file and select 7-Zip > Extract Here .
: A master file containing all your message history, timestamps, and participant IDs in a raw, structured text format.
A file named is a compressed archive containing data related to Google Hangouts , a retired cross-platform messaging and video chat service. Since the service was officially shut down in November 2022 and replaced by Google Chat, such files typically appear when a user has exported their historical data using Google Takeout . What is Hangouts.7z?
: Subdirectories containing photos, videos, and stickers shared during conversations.
To access the contents of , you can use the following methods:
Because the primary message file is in , it is not easily readable by humans. You can use a JSON Viewer or specialized "Hangouts Reader" scripts found on platforms like GitHub to convert the text into a readable conversation format.
: Services like EasyZip allow you to decompress the file in a browser without installing software. Managing the Extracted Data
: For advanced users, you can use the command 7z x Hangouts.7z to extract via terminal.