winrar

[esco123]

i know that winrar is better than winzip, but is winrar the best out there if so which version of winarar is the best if there is one? any comments will be much appreciated. thanks.

[backlash]

I have the latest version, 3.71, with no issues.

[gorman2k]

7zip will give better compression when packing files. It is compatible with RARs - and is free. WinRAR is (imo) very user friendly though.

[peat moss]

I like winrar as well , my only problem is the dummies packing the files . Be nice in a perfect world to have a standard for say movie format .

[sexydingo]

Cant go wrong with either winrar or 7zip

[haitham334]

i use winrar

[blackbird]

winrar, winzip for everyday user

and for best compression WinUHA

http://winuha.en.softonic.com/

[esco123]

thanks for ur comments.:)

[HMthePM]

Is ther some rpofessional sw or method for great compression?
I had an iso file for the game matrix path of neo, zipped size about 250kb and unzipped size over 3.5gigs.

[lynx]

Is ther some rpofessional sw or method for great compression?
I had an iso file for the game matrix path of neo, zipped size about 250kb and unzipped size over 3.5gigs.
Winrar and winzip are both professional pieces of software. It is impossible to keep compressing something without losing some of the original data, otherwise all compressed files would be 1 byte in length.

If you had a 3.5GB .iso zipped down to 250kb (or even as I suspect 250MB) then it must have had a LOT of repeated data. If that's the case then either the .iso was poorly ripped or it would suggest the game creators wanted to bump up the size to make you think you were getting more than you really were.

[kinzy2004]

no big differences winrar and winzip i use winrar

[optimus_prime]

there are some more powerfull compression methods but they are not usable for everyday work as they are way too slow.

there is no way 3gb of data can be compressed to 250k. there were some files floating around packed like this with special compressors but they were all damaged altho they would show as being uncompressed properly.

[zapjb]

Ime 7zip is the best.

[HMthePM]

there is no way 3gb of data can be compressed to 250k. there were some files floating around packed like this with special compressors but they were all damaged altho they would show as being uncompressed properly.

If you guys dont believe it, check this out.
http://www.4shared.com/file/30192089/235ce65/NEO_MINI.html
This iso is not installable, you have to mount it to play. The original setup is different and is not compressed. But I dont have the setup files.

[sleepyy]

One thing i have noticed i used to be able to rar photos with winrar and compress them to an 8th of the original size the more recent versions don't have this abbility Does anyone know why? or which version i should go back to be able to do this again ?

[optimus_prime]

If you guys dont believe it, check this out.
http://www.4shared.com/file/30192089/235ce65/NEO_MINI.html
This iso is not installable, you have to mount it to play. The original setup is different and is not compressed. But I dont have the setup files.

exactly what i was talking about. it's nothing but a big corrupted image file. you can't play that :)


One thing i have noticed i used to be able to rar photos with winrar and compress them to an 8th of the original size the more recent versions don't have this abbility Does anyone know why? or which version i should go back to be able to do this again ?

winrar had multimedia option in older versions, now it should auto recognize file types. you can't compress compressed images (jpg) that much tho, i bet you compressed bmp or raw straight from your camera.

[sleepyy]

exactly what i was talking about. it's nothing but a big corrupted image file. you can't play that :)


One thing i have noticed i used to be able to rar photos with winrar and compress them to an 8th of the original size the more recent versions don't have this abbility Does anyone know why? or which version i should go back to be able to do this again ?

winrar had multimedia option in older versions, now it should auto recognize file types. you can't compress compressed images (jpg) that much tho, i bet you compressed bmp or raw straight from your camera.


Yes you were right after i tryed it :frusty: i have been wondering why for a while now i never thought to ask untill i saw this thread i managed to compress the file by 2 over 3 which is quite good jpeg however done nothing as it is allready compressed as i just read

[Magnum]

I like winrar and i use it.

[mbucari1]

I use winrar. 7zip WILL give better compression, but it takes much longer to compress and extract than rar archives. imo it's not worth it.

[kyrcer]

Use winrar and 7zip.

[lolek1]

Only winrar.

[vlada]

yaep winrar is better tnah winzip

[mera]

I switched from winzip to winrar. I like the interface and functionality better

[Adama]

i use the last version of winrar 3.71
winrar is the best

[IceTee]

No need to have both Winzip and Winrar.
Winrar is pretty good and handles everything

[grimms]

Me personally i use Winrar nothing better in my opinion. Also Power Archiver and 7zip are good as well.

[mbucari1]

I use winrar for all of my archiving and most of my unpacking needs. Occasionally I will need to use universal extractor, but that's about it.

[hit79]

i use this PowerArchiver work with rar and zip.

[slobapet]

Tried most archivers but most suitable for me is winrar

[AmpeD]

7zip or winrar corporate

[mertz1966]

is this last version?

[Scavenger]

I use Winrar 3.71.