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#1
Posted 17 July 2003 - 01:14 AM

I personally use WinRAR since it can handle really big files and many archive types. It also is very fast and integrates itself into the shell very well.
I listed the most used programs in the poll, and you can also post your comments below.
#2
Posted 17 July 2003 - 01:42 AM

Lately, I downloaded a free thing called 7-zip because I got a 7z file that I had no idea what to do with. 7-zip can open rar files, so I haven't bothered paying for anything because I have no real need to make my own rar files.
http://www.7-zip.org/
#3
Posted 17 July 2003 - 02:10 AM

#4
Posted 17 July 2003 - 08:03 AM

I occasionally use WinZIP if I need to span ZIP files across floppy's (WinRAR can't do this with anything but RAR files for some odd reason), which I need to do with older computers I may deal with, like this 486 laptop I've got sitting here that I've been doing work for someone on. (Don't ask)
You forgot #3 in the big name archiving tools btw. WinACE.
As for 7zip, I've tested it, and read reviews. It's a buggy archiving tool and I don't recommend anyone use it.
It's compression ratio is higher than WinRAR, but it's compression algorithym is unstable and can lead to corrupt packs more often than any other archiving tool.
#5
Posted 17 July 2003 - 02:50 PM


For zips I just tend to use the standard Windows zip compression but most of the time I use rar because it has much better compression.
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