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#3215501 - 02/22/11 03:36 PM Re: Zip program "which one??" [Re: CW3SF]
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7zip. Fast, great compression across all formats, x64 support w/large pages option, no 'BUY ME' nag screens and such.

Benchmarks of 4 popular archivers here.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/archive-zip-compression,2572.html

Many more free & open-source ones that are highly recommended by several (FreeArc comes to mind). Best to try some yourself and see what works for you.
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#3215530 - 02/22/11 04:16 PM Re: Zip program "which one??" [Re: CW3SF]
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For me, I'm no longer bothered about compression ratio's, there's really not much need with today's hard drives. All I really use ZIP files for is to cram numerous files all into a single file - mainly for archiving and distribution. Today, I look for reliability and stability over compression values.
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#3215578 - 02/22/11 05:12 PM Re: Zip program "which one??" [Re: CW3SF]
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RAR offers recovery records to help with file corruption. If you ever downloaded a 7z file that was corrupted in some way during the download, you can appreciate RAR.
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#3215604 - 02/22/11 05:53 PM Re: Zip program "which one??" [Re: CW3SF]
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I use PowerArchiver, mainly because RSColonel_131st recommended it to me years ago. wink Does a good job for what I need it to do.

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#3215756 - 02/22/11 10:33 PM Re: Zip program "which one??" [Re: CW3SF]
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#3215873 - 02/23/11 04:28 AM Re: Zip program "which one??" [Re: CW3SF]
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#3218019 - 02/25/11 04:43 AM Re: Zip program "which one??" [Re: CW3SF]
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hehe I'm going against the crowd - I use zipgenius

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