The 7z file is a highly compressed downloadable archive that is used in conjunction with an executable (EXE) file to install a downloadable product. Adobe uses this technology to help install products with large installers. The 7z and EXE file will need to be located in the same folder in order to install. Top Error: “The file archive part of Adobe is missing” when I run the installer As noted above, for larger deliveries Adobe delivers a .exe and .7z file bundled delivery.The file archive is the file with the extension 7z. The 7z and exe file will need to be located in the same folder in order to install and the customer needs to wait for both files to download before starting the installation of the product. This error will occur if either: • the .7z and .exe files were not downloaded to the same directory • the user did not wait for the .7z file to download before starting the installation. Since .7z files are much larger than .