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Winrar & 7zipSubmitted by MonthOLDpickle on July 24, 2008 - 7:46pm
I can do 7zip, tar, and zip...how do I get rar ? ( categories: )
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You can't make a rar with
You can't make a rar with 7zip, but you can extract them.
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I don't think PeaZip can
I don't think PeaZip can compress to rar, but it can open them
Correct
Peazip can only open it.
The only program that can make .rar files are:
Squeez
StuffIt
Winrar(Original)
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RAR = closed source payware only
Only closed source commercial (read: you pay for it) software can compress to RAR files. RAR is a closed source/proprietary software. There are some free decompression routines but none are open source, so none are included with open source compression/decompression software.
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who is better ?
WinRAR or 7zip ?
and it's possible to make a backup for drivers ?with 7zip ?
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I like 7zip better. Its .7z
I like 7zip better. Its .7z compression is more superior than .rar. Also its free.
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dunno but 7Zip is great :-)
I don't know if 7Zip can be used to backup drivers (Though if they are contained within regular file types/structure I don't see why not) however just wanted to state 7zip and Peazip are both great products, Peazip is earlier in its development but shaping up well and 7Zip from my non techie point of view is the bomb:-D Seriously but in my experience WinRar has nothing over 7zip yet 7Zip is free, OSS and available in a portable version here at PortableApps.com. Also Peazip is available here too:-)
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WinRar is faster, on some
WinRar is faster, on some files much better (though overall compression is lower now), has a nice GUI, can modify own archives (solid 7zips are almost unmodifiable) and, IMO most importantly, allows to add error correction codes - with 7z a single bit error can kill all files in your very important backup.
That's definitely more than nothing.
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Agreed
Evidently you have more advanced knowledge of the software's then me. However I would think for the average user 7Zip will serve their purposes. Still from what you said it would seem WinRar has more features than I gave it credit for. Thanks for the info.
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It is not only this, WinRAR
It is not only this, WinRAR has a killer feature "keep broken files" so you can only decompress and listen/view n'part (say folder name.01.rar) of a split archive (if you download audio loseless files or movies).
7-zip does not have the feature. 7-zip has a more aggressive compression algorithm, for what is worth. But speaking for myself, I use no compression or a light compression to save the processor unnecessary strain.
WinRAR is very old. Compression is of a lesser use with modern connection and high capacity HD of today. I would rather user a splitter - since it is faster in both way (split/merge), but you cannot split folders (since it is just a graphical DOS command) so these formats - winrar/7-zip - still have their use (e.g. when sharing an album: .flac, album scan.jpg, rip.log or movies)
If a newer 7-zip version has a similar feature "keep broken files", I will switch to an open source format.