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    questions about winzip and winrar

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by kenny1999, Nov 30, 2016.

  1. kenny1999

    kenny1999 Notebook Evangelist

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    what is the official site of downloading winrar?
    rarlab.com or win-rar.com?

    while winrar is always free, what is the competitiveness of winzip there to exist for so long and asking for $$$

    I think winrar could extract *.zip as well, and doing most of the rest people will do with zip files
     
    kenny1999, Nov 30, 2016
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  2. SL2

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    SL2, Nov 30, 2016
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    Everybody has a favorite. I prefer 7-zip.
     
    TreeTops Ranch, Dec 2, 2016
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    Support.2@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    I second 7-zip. I'll keep it until it fails to do something I want it to do, which it so far hasn't.
     
    Support.2@XOTIC PC, Dec 2, 2016
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    Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?

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    I third 7-zip. It's perfect.
     
    Starlight5, Dec 2, 2016
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    I fourth 7-Zip.


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    saturnotaku, Dec 3, 2016
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  8. StormJumper

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    Both are the worse in term of compression and usage....

    I 5th for 7zip.....plus it is free
    Haven't found a zip or rar or other that it couldn't work with unless the file was corrupted or badly formatted.
     
    StormJumper, Dec 3, 2016
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  9. Jarhead

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    8th for 7zip. Though I use WinZip at work (because hey, that's what work provides), I personally don't see a reason to buy a personal license when 7zip does the same thing (or better) for free.
     
    Jarhead, Dec 5, 2016
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    another recommendation for 7-zip.
     
    thegh0sts, Dec 5, 2016
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