 Winrar Or Winzip? |
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 Sep 29 2005, 08:30 PM
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Member [Level 1]  Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 3-July 05 Member No.: 8,971  |
Ok, I've been asking this all over the internet but is WinRar better than WinZip or the other way around?
 ( Hope this is in right forum! ) |
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Sep 29 2005, 10:56 PM
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Newbie [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 28-September 05 Member No.: 12,338 |
I personaly think that Winrar is better because it is easier to understand and it can open more file types.
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Sep 30 2005, 01:40 AM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 176 Joined: 16-September 05 Member No.: 11,932 |
I use WinRar, Like Alex said it seems to open any file that you can throw at it. Winzip doesn't alway open what you want it to. .rar files for example
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Sep 30 2005, 03:31 AM
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both work fine winrar has the better advantage of opening up more stuff but i tend to like winzip better, best thing to do is download both of them and try them out and see which one is better.
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Sep 30 2005, 04:27 AM
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Moderator  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 1,327 Joined: 26-December 04 From: Canada Member No.: 2,940 |
If people don't mind me saying this, but I find that Winzip and Winrar aren't the best decompressors existing. I personally use a very good program called "Power Archiver" and it can use all the files that winrar can use, plus I believe, more than 10 more. (Also includes the HIGH COMPRESSION new 7z extension which can make a 50MB file shrink to 5MB... I'm not sure if that's true though)
www.powerarchiver.com You should really check it out. |
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Sep 30 2005, 04:42 AM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 205 Joined: 17-June 05 Member No.: 8,330 |
I rarely handle compressed files. Usally if I do I get zip. And for that I use windows explorer. When I do come across rar i use Winrar.
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Sep 30 2005, 10:15 AM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 351 Joined: 19-October 04 From: India Member No.: 1,824 |
I have been using Winrar for a long time, had winzip before wirar came in...
Winrar is fast and handles more file type. There are a few other features like creating and saving profiles(i.e. settings) which I dont think is possible in winzip. Another useful feature is "Encrypt file names" i.e, when setting password to a .rar file, if this option is checked, the user will not be able to view even the filename in the compressed file. In case of .zip, the filenames are visible but only cannot be opened. I have not used power archiver, wud try is sometime... but winrar serves all my compression needs to my satisfaction so no worries... Cheers |
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Sep 30 2005, 10:47 AM
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Privileged Member Group: Members Posts: 630 Joined: 12-August 05 From: Melbourne, Australia Member No.: 10,624 |
If you're looking for compression levels and overall performance then winrar is probably a good choice. If you're looking for compatability for users, I'd use Winzip. Winzip is by far the most popular form of file compression on the net. So if you're making a compressed file to share with other people, use Winzip. IF the compressed file is for yourself, use Winrar. I am of course talking about the different compression formats, not the programs themselves.
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Sep 30 2005, 01:15 PM
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Member [Level 3] Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 6-September 05 From: Bosnia Member No.: 11,564 |
winrar is best
winzip is good, but not like winrar winrar there are full option what not winzip |
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