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compression utility

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ismart Original post #1
Feb 16, 2007 at 3:04 PM
Which one is the best compression utility.how to make a self extracting file,which can be extracted to specified folder then auto run and install and after installation the the extracted folder is deleted automatically.
gaurav_indian
Feb 16, 2007 at 3:05 PM
Try KGB archiever its the best.And u can create self extracting file with this.
Pathik
Pathik #3
Feb 16, 2007 at 3:51 PM
well use winrar or zipgenius.... they r the commonest... kgbarchiver is as good as its made out to be..
47shailesh
Feb 16, 2007 at 3:51 PM
+ for KGB archiever its the best... when it comes to compaction ;)
Tech Geek
Feb 16, 2007 at 3:52 PM
Winzip or winrar

KGB cannot compress mutimedia things prperly
47shailesh
Feb 16, 2007 at 4:31 PM
Tech Geek said:
Winzip or winrar

KGB cannot compress mutimedia things prperly

Even compression ratio Winzip or winrar is also less....
Tech Geek
Feb 16, 2007 at 4:32 PM
47shailesh said:
Even compression ratio Winzip or winrar is also less....
except mutimedia files it compresses very well
47shailesh
Feb 16, 2007 at 5:05 PM
Tech Geek said:
KGB cannot compress mutimedia things prperly
Dude than what the problem with KGB...
K
Feb 17, 2007 at 4:22 AM
can any one give the link to downlaod kgb
The Outsider
Feb 17, 2007 at 5:03 AM
*kgbarchiver.net/
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ismart #11
Feb 17, 2007 at 1:32 PM
i need a software with good compression ratio..
Pathik
Pathik #12
Feb 17, 2007 at 1:42 PM
then kgb is the best for u...
romeo_8693
Feb 17, 2007 at 1:51 PM
is it reliable?data loss?
47shailesh
Feb 18, 2007 at 12:19 PM
^^ yes dude kgb id reliable.. and i had not experinced any data loss since i have been using it...
Tech Geek
Tech Geek #15
Feb 18, 2007 at 12:33 PM
Doesn't it take a lot of time to compress large files??
47shailesh
Feb 18, 2007 at 12:38 PM
ya it does but compression is also too high in comparison to other compression utilities....
Tech Geek
Tech Geek #17
Feb 18, 2007 at 12:39 PM
47shailesh said:
ya it does but compression is also too high in comparison to other compression utilities....
Then it means we need real good computer for it
planetcall
Feb 18, 2007 at 1:29 PM
best you use winrar. If you want an alternative go for 7Zip which is a great free opensource utility. :) hope that helps
ApoorvKhatreja
Feb 18, 2007 at 1:56 PM
Yes, I just downloaded KGB Archiver. It requires about 500 MB of RAM in it's maximum compression mode. Compression and decompression both take a lot of time. But best results are achieved.
::cyborg::
Feb 18, 2007 at 11:43 PM
UHARC compression
ApoorvKhatreja
Feb 18, 2007 at 11:55 PM
^^
I have heard about UHARC, but I think it is only a command line version. The GUI version is still under development.
nishant_nms
Feb 19, 2007 at 1:08 AM
For me it is WinRAR
casanova
casanova #23
Feb 20, 2007 at 12:17 AM
Even I prefer WinRAR.
Vyasram
Vyasram #24
Feb 20, 2007 at 10:34 AM
ApoorvKhatreja said:
^^
I have heard about UHARC, but I think it is only a command line version. The GUI version is still under development.

just search for uharc in softpedia,

there are two options win-uha and uharc-gui, (beta but stable)