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Which is the better archiving software

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/which-is-the-better-archiving-software.122361/

Anorion
Anorion Original post #1
Nov 9, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Ok, you have to be a little quick on this. I was thinking of replacing Winrar with 7zip as the essential unpackaging and packaging utility, but met with some opposition... wanted to settle the question, so just want to know which is the better of the two according to you.
Krow
Krow #2
Nov 9, 2009 at 6:25 PM
7zip is my favourite. It does the job better than WinRAR for me. For example, this PDF file of 400MB which was my magazine, had to be uploaded to share with DF members. So I zipped it first using winzip (.zip). Result = 121MB.

Next I RARed it with WinRAR. Result = 102MB. Then 7zip, in .7z format... Result 77MB.

Plus 7zip is totally free, so I am all for it. Although WinZIP has this zipx format which is great for photo compression. Blew away both rar and 7z for jpegs.
krishnandu.sarkar
krishnandu.sarkar #3
Nov 9, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Yup agree with Krow.....7zip is better.....!!
T
techteen #4
Nov 9, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Winrar because it's more known and better than winzip.

Not many people know about 7zip yet.
rhitwick
rhitwick #5
Nov 9, 2009 at 10:39 PM
techteen said:
Winrar because it's more known and better than winzip.

Not many people know about 7zip yet.
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WOW!!!!

What a reason for not using Winrar!!!

Dude, u r in a tech forum, talk sensitive or u will be pwned badly:razz:
Krow
Krow #6
Nov 9, 2009 at 11:21 PM
techteen said:
Winrar because it's more known and better than winzip.

Not many people know about 7zip yet.
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Wow! Often the lesser known stuff proves to be better than what the majority uses. Besides, WinRAR is not better than WinZip in photo compression.

I would rather have the better stuff than the popular ones... Same as I hate most pop movies.
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Besides, WinRAR is a non-free utility. 7zip is completely free.

I would request the x64 build of 7zip for win and lin.
puneetgarg
puneetgarg #7
Nov 9, 2009 at 11:25 PM
mine vote too goes to 7zip....the greatest part..its a freeware :)
krishnandu.sarkar
krishnandu.sarkar #8
Nov 9, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Ya WinRAR is not free

Whereas 7zip is much more better than both WinRAR and Winzip.
Anorion
Anorion #9
Nov 10, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Thank you everyone, including techteen. We are replacing 7zip as the essential archiving software.