7z a -t7z -mx=0 -v3g Monday-Wednesday.mpeg.7z Monday-Wednesday.mpeg I encountered the same error message, and in my case it was caused because there wasn't enough hard disk space for the compressed file on the destination drive. Writing to a different drive, with sufficient space for the compressed file, fixed the problem.
Overall, I think it would be nice if the message E_FAIL was more descriptive. -- 7zip fails to encrypt, says "E_FAIL" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246861 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
